Kristin Brzoznowski

Magnus Kastner, who has previously held roles at Viacom International Media Networks and Discovery Networks Deutschland, has been appointed as CEO of Endemol Shine Germany.

As MTG prepares to split off into two companies, new leadership team members have been put in place.

Scottish broadcaster STV is shutting down its STV2 channel at the end of June, with content investment shifting to the STV main channel and STV Player.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has revealed the winners of the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards, with the mockumentary This Country and miniseries Three Girls each scoring two nods.

UKTV has secured a multi-show deal with Disney U.K. that includes the crime drama Harrow and three seasons of the U.S. comedy American Housewife.

WDR mediagroup (WDRmg) has absorbed its wholly owned subsidiary the RC Release Company into the parent company, forming a new sales and direct publishing department.

Talpa Network has purchased a stake in Camvision, focused on the development of systems for the fully automatic recording and online streaming of live sports events and sports analysis software.

France Télévisions is joining forces with RAI in Italy and ZDF in Germany to launch a European production pool that will finance series.

The Swedish submission of the drama/comedy series We Got This! has been selected as the winner of the Series Mania Project Award at this year’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions, part of the European Project and Talent Forum, the industry arm of the Series Mania Festival.

Eleven Sports has secured live and exclusive rights to La Liga in the U.K. and Ireland for three years.