Executive Editor, World Screen

March 20, 2018 Top Stories

BBC Worldwide Productions France Restructures Senior Team

March 20, 2018

BBC Worldwide has restructured the senior management team at its French production base, as Gery Leymergie and Pierre-Marie Gadonneix take up new positions within the company.

March 19, 2018 Analysis, Top Stories

Eastern Europe to See Growth in Digital Pay-TV Subs

March 19, 2018

The number of digital pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe is forecast to increase from 25.49 million in 2010 to 61.57 million in 2017 and onto 78.08 million by 2023, according to Digital TV Research.

March 12, 2018 Top Stories

Keshet International Invests in Greenbird Media

March 12, 2018

Keshet International (KI) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in London-based Greenbird Media, the production company incubator, investor and business accelerator founded by joint Managing Directors Jamie Munro and Stuart Mullin.

March 12, 2018 Top Stories

Lagardère Studios Takes Majority Stake in Skyhigh TV

March 12, 2018

Lagardère Studios has secured a majority stake in Skyhigh TV, an independent production company in the Netherlands known for TV shows such as The Bully Project, Model in 1 Day and Teen Mom Celebrity Support.

March 9, 2018 Top Stories

Channel 4 to Increase Nations & Regions Spend, Open New National HQ

March 9, 2018

Channel 4 is planning to increase its Nations & Regions content spend, from 35 percent to 50 percent of the main channel U.K. commissions by 2023, and will be establishing a new National HQ outside of London.

March 7, 2018 Top Stories

BBC Three Gets £10 Million Investment for New Programming

March 7, 2018

BBC Three is expanding its commissioning remit, with an additional £10 million ($14 million) investment to use for programming at the online-only channel.

March 7, 2018 Top Stories

RTL Deutschland, FremantleMedia Drive RTL Group Profit Growth

March 7, 2018

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and FremantleMedia were strong contributors to the growth in RTL Group’s profit in 2017.

March 6, 2018 Analysis, Top Stories

Thinkbox: U.K. TV Ad Revenue Sees First Drop in Seven Years

March 6, 2018

TV advertising revenue in the U.K. totaled £5.11 billion ($7.07 billion) in 2017, down 3.2 percent on the record high set in 2016, according to figures provided to Thinkbox by the British commercial broadcasters.

March 2, 2018 Top Stories

France’s Canal+ Suspends Broadcast of TF1 Channels

March 2, 2018

After hitting a stalemate in negotiations, France’s Canal+ Group has halted the broadcast of TF1 Group's channels.

March 2, 2018 Top Stories

New SVOD for Quiz Shows to Launch in the U.K.

March 2, 2018

IQTV is a brand-new SVOD service dedicated to high-brow quiz shows, set up by Rod Henwood, former Harry Potter digital chief, and ex-Zodiak Media boss Marc-Antoine d’Halluin.

Kristin Brzoznowski