Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: Channel 4’s chief executive, David Abraham, intends to step down from his role by the end of 2017 in order to develop personal plans to launch a media enterprise in 2018.

PARIS: The winners of the 13th annual Export Awards, which recognize the best-selling French TV productions worldwide, have been announced, with Banijay Rights' Versailles winning in the fiction category.

LONDON: DRG will be showcasing more than 125 hours of new content at MIPTV, including some newly acquired factual programs as well as formats.

PARIS: Delphine Cazaux, currently the COO and head of production at Endemol France, has been appointed director-general of Endemol Shine France.

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group's revenue increased 3.4 percent to €6.2 billion ($6.57 billion) for the full-year 2016, with operating profits reaching a record high of €1.2 billion ($1.27 billion), up 3.3 percent.

OSLO: Nice One is a brand-new addition to the nice entertainment group, founded with a focus on brand services and digital productions.

LONDON: Lionsgate UK has hired Sarah Conroy as executive producer of U.K. television.

LUXEMBOURG: Anke Schäferkordt, currently co-CEO of RTL Group, is leaving the group’s board of directors and executive committee, with Bert Habets to step into the co-CEO post alongside Guillaume de Posch.

LONDON: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has struck a distribution deal with Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland.

LONDON: Virgin Media has licensed Imposters, which recently launched in the U.S. as a Bravo original series.