Kristin Brzoznowski

LOS ANGELES/LONDON/AMSTERDAM: CBS Studios International has licensed the first-window U.K. broadcast rights for the new drama MacGyver, as well as the latest season of America’s Next Top Model, to Sky.

LONDON: Sky has acquired a majority stake in the indie producer True North, alongside making an investment in the U.K.-based production venture Chrysalis Vision.

LONDON: Carnival Films, which was behind the global hit Downton Abbey, has appointed Jessica Pope as executive producer.

LOS ANGELES: Red Arrow Entertainment Group's Karga Seven Pictures, which is behind series such as Hunting Hitler and Booze Traveler, has launched a new production venture in Turkey.

LONDON: David Mortimer, who previously served as senior VP of factual and entertainment at NBCUniversal, has joined the Tinopolis Group as its director of content.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has sealed new distribution deals with TDC that bring a range of content from both Discovery and Eurosport to audiences in Denmark and Norway.

SEVILLE: Telefónica España is planning an investment of €70 million ($75 million) to produce its own original programming, which will include the new series La Peste.

LONDON: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has promoted James Currell to the role of executive VP, managing director of VIMN UK, Northern and Eastern Europe.

LONDON: The distribution arm of Banijay Group has been renamed as Banijay Rights.

LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has named Christian Fritzsche, previously with BBC Worldwide, as VP of international sales, with a focus on Germany, Austria and Switzerland.