Kristin Brzoznowski

BBC Studios is merging its productions and content partnerships businesses to create a single unit for all the commercial arm’s productions, talent relationships and content investment.

WarnerMedia’s HBO Max streaming platform is slated to launch in a further 15 European countries on March 8.

Continuing to expand its global reach, Federation Entertainment is aligning with the French production company Bonne Pioche.

The latest Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows a record 26.4 percent growth for the U.K.’s ad market, putting its value at an estimated £30 billion last year.

Gaumont has landed in Italy, with the appointment of Marco Rosi as general manager, headquartered in Rome.

Kantar’s Entertainment on Demand study in the U.K. has found that while Netflix is still providing the most-watched content, Amazon Prime Video is quickly gaining ground and is expected to overtake the streaming giant by the end of 2024.

BBC Studios has entered into a partnership deal with Brock Media, a new U.K.-based production company founded by producer Sarah Brocklehurst (Animals, Black Pond).

AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has reached a multiyear renewal of its distribution agreement with Slovak Telekom Group’s Magio and Digi Slovakia as well as T-Mobile TV Czech Republic, subsidiaries of Deutsche Telekom.

Mediawan & Leonine Studios has tapped Caroline Kusser as executive VP of international co-production.

Former RTL executive Philipp Steffens and Splendid Studios alum Julie Link have set up a new production and talent management company, Glisk, in partnership with Federation Entertainment.