Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: House Productions, the BBC Worldwide-backed indie set up by Tessa Ross and Juliette Howell, has appointed Harry Dixon as commercial director.

New research from YouGov suggests that the BBC iPlayer is "treading water," while its competitors Amazon and Netflix are "starting to make waves" in the streaming landscape.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has signed seven new partnerships regarding the Olympic Games in Europe, including one with Polish national broadcaster Telewizja Polska.

LONDON: Discovery and Sky have managed to agree on terms of a new carriage pact, preventing a potential channel blackout.

LONDON: In a move that bolsters its British television slate, Lionsgate UK has inked a first-look deal with Bonafide Films.

PARIS: The media investment consortium Mediawan has entered into negotiations to purchase Groupe AB for €270 million ($288 million).

WARSAW: TVN Group and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution are building on their current partnership with a new multiyear licensing deal for Poland.

STOCKHOLM: Karin Stjärne has been appointed CEO at Endemol Shine Nordics, which she joins from her most recent position as VP of programming at MTG Sverige.

LONDON: Discovery's 12 channels could disappear from Sky and NOW TV in the U.K., as negotiations regarding a new carriage deal have stalled.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has entered into an agreement to sell its 50-percent shareholding in FTV Prima to Denemo Media, with plans to instead up its investment further in digital.