MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has unveiled its highlights for MIPTV, with a drama slate that is led by the three-part Ku’damm ’56: Rebel with a Cause.

MILAN: A Milan court has sentenced Pier Silvio Berlusconi, chief executive of Mediaset, and Fedele Confalonieri, the company's chairman, to one year and two months in jail on tax charges.

LONDON: Sky is debuting a brand-new sports channel, Sky Sports Mix, bringing a range of sporting events to all its TV customers in the U.K. and Ireland at no extra cost.

LUXEMBOURG: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland will be launching a new, free-to-air channel on June 4 called RTL Plus.

LONDON: Sky has created Sky VR Studio, a dedicated in-house production unit for virtual reality.

NEW YORK/ISTANBUL: A+E Networks will bring Lifetime to Turkey on April 26, marking its first free-to-air channel in the market.

LONDON: Endemol Shine UK has announced new senior roles within the digital and commercial division of its business.

STOCKHOLM: Matrix star Keanu Reeves has signed on to star in Viaplay's first-ever original series, Swedish Dicks.

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in the U.K. film and television production company Fable Pictures.

According to SNL Kagan, over the last two years Eastern Europe has remained an active pay-TV market from an M&A perspective, with high fragmentation in the cable sector leading to ongoing consolidation. There is high pay-TV penetration, the firm finds, which limits greenfield growth opportunities in cable, while intense competition among multiple DTH operators increases the need for competitive offers.