Kristin Brzoznowski

MTG reported record Q3 sales, with 3 percent organic growth, as well as a 28 percent increase in operating profits, even when including SEK 7 million ($775,000) in transaction costs related to the company's split.

Kudos and The Royal Court Theatre have aligned to launch a writing fellowship to support emerging talent for both theater and TV.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has launched Viaplay TV for customers in Finland.

ZDF Enterprises' raft of MIPCOM deals includes placing nearly 100 hours of drama with Finnish broadcaster YLE and factual sales to Viasat World, among others.

Henrik Pabst has been promoted to a newly created senior executive role within ProSiebenSat.1’s entertainment segment, with Bo Stehmeier tapped to succeed him as president of Red Arrow Studios International.

SPI International has landed a carriage deal with Alchimie for the channels FightBox, DocuBox, FilmBox Art House and FashionBox across two new territories: Belgium and Spain.

ITV Studios is extending its international production presence with the launch of ITV Studios Netherlands, to be led by Karin de Groot.

BBC Studios has made two new appointments to its entertainment and music team, including bringing on Tiger Aspect's Joe Evans.

Programming from Russia will be in the spotlight at MIPCOM and MIPJunior this month as part of a dedicated “Made in Russia” showcase.

The Comedy Central brand is set to launch in France as of October 4 and will be distributed on platforms such as Orange, Free, SFR, Numericable, Bouygues and Videofutur, reaching more than 13 million households.