STOCKHOLM: Canal Digital and Discovery have reached new distribution terms, bringing to an end a dispute that caused Discovery Channel, Eurosport and TV Norge, among other services, to go dark in the Nordic region.

BUDAPEST: HBO is planning to relaunch its channels in Central and Eastern Europe, rebranding HBO Comedy as HBO3.

MUNICH: Bavaria Fernsehproduktion is expanding to include new areas of TV development and production in the international arena, tapping Moritz Polter to lead the charge.

OSLO: Canal Digital and Turner have agreed to new terms of a distribution partnership that covers all Nordic countries.

NEW YORK/PARIS: AMC Networks International - UK has secured a carriage deal with CanalSat that sees Sundance Channel Global launching on France's largest pay-TV operator.

LONDON: Shine TV has promoted two in-house executive producers to senior roles, bolstering its popular factual and features teams.

LONDON: Maria Kyriacou has been elevated to the newly created post of president of international at ITV Studios.

LONDON: Top Gear season 23 is leading the content slate for BBC Worldwide at this year’s annual Showcase event in Liverpool, taking place February 22 to 24.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) had a "record year" in 2015, with sales up 3 percent for the full year and 4 percent for Q4.

LONDON: Stephen Joy has been tapped for the newly created role of director for the U.K. and SVOD sales at Content Television.