Kristin Brzoznowski

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has unveiled the nominations for this year's TV awards, which see the historical drama Wolf Hall leading with four nods.

LONDON: Twofour Rights has appointed Rob Bassett as senior sales executive, managing sales within Scandinavia, Asia, the Middle East and Israel.

LONDON: Sky Sports has agreed to a new partnership with Formula One Management, making the channel the exclusive home of F1 in the U.K. and Ireland from 2019 to 2024.

LONDON: Sky has picked up a minority stake in Sugar Films, which also received an investment from former Discovery Networks International president and CEO Mark Hollinger, who will become chairman.

STOCKHOLM: MTG's Nordic streaming-video platform Viaplay is launching a brand-new service for its subscribers: electronic sell-through (EST).

LONDON: Mark Linsey has become the new director of BBC Studios, after having served as acting director of BBC Television since October 2015.

LONDON: Discovery Communications has inked a TV and multiplatform broadcast agreement with NOS in the Netherlands regarding the 2018 and 2020 Olympic Games.

LONDON: UKTV's Dave has bolstered its entertainment slate with the commission of Dara Ó Briain's Go 8 Bit, based on the live Edinburgh show Go 8 Bit.

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.