Kristin Brzoznowski

AMSTERDAM: Taco Ketelaar, a former Sat.1 executive and founder of 2waytraffic; Winston Gerschtanowitz, ex-chief commercial officer at Talpa Media; and entrepreneur Bas Verhart have partnered to launch a digital media outfit focusing on virtual reality, augmented reality and IP development.

LONDON: BBC Studios has been given formal approval to launch as a commercial subsidiary and make programs for other broadcasters and customers.

LONDON: Channel 5 has struck a deal with BT Sport to broadcast five live Twenty20 matches from Australia's Big Bash League (BBL), as well as highlights of the final.

PARIS: Grant Ross is planning to leave his role as executive VP of global creativity, development and format acquisitions at Banijay in April.

MADRID: Olympic Channel and FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) have entered into an agreement covering news access and content licenses.

MADRID: Telefónica’s Movistar+ has added to its lineup of originals with the docu-style reality series The Bridge (El Puente), produced in partnership with Zeppelin TV.

AMSTERDAM: Beta Film has acquired a minority interest in Lineup Industries, founded by distribution execs Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis.

LONDON: Turner has licensed the U.K. rights for the mystery comedy series Search Party to Channel 4's free on-demand channel All 4.

LONDON: Edge Investments has backed the British video start-up Newsflare, investing £2.4 million ($3 million) for a minority shareholding and a seat on the board.

LONDON: A new partnership between Channel 5 and Google sees the video-on-demand service My5 become available on the Chromecast media streaming device.