Kristin Brzoznowski

NEW YORK: The brand-new channel VICELAND will become available to Sky and NOW TV customers in the U.K. and Ireland this September.

OSLO: FremantleMedia Norway has named Hege Skjerven Johansen as its new head of development.

LONDON: Zodiak Rights, which is now part of the Banijay Group, has secured a first-look finance and distribution deal with Arise Pictures, which has a slate that spans across drama, action and family entertainment.

LONDON: Emmanuelle Namiech, formerly the managing director of Banijay International, has been appointed CEO of Passion Distribution.

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television will launch a new U.K. channel brand, True Crime, on March 22 on Freeview.

LONDON: Turner has brought its film channel TCM to BT TV in the U.K.

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced that Greg Dyke has been appointed as its VP for television.

LONDON: FremantleMedia International (FMI) has appointed Al De Azpiazu as VP of sales and distribution for Western Europe, joining the company from Warner Bros. International Television Production.

LONDON: Following the success of the service in the U.K., Ireland, Germany and Austria, Sky Box Sets has become available in Italy.

MUNICH: James Baker has been given an expanded role as president of Red Arrow Entertainment Group.