Executive Editor, World Screen

February 16, 2018 Top Stories

China’s OHC Buys Majority Stake in Imagina Media

February 16, 2018

The Chinese conglomerate Orient Hontai Capital (OHC) has entered an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Imagina Media Audiovisual.

February 15, 2018 Analysis, Top Stories

COBA: Brexit Poses £1 Billion Investment Risk to U.K. TV Market

February 15, 2018

Losing access to EU markets from Brexit could jeopardize up to £1 billion in annual investment from international broadcasters to the U.K.'s television sector, according to a new report from the Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA).

February 14, 2018 Top Stories

Sky Sports, BT Sport Retain Premier League TV Rights

February 14, 2018

The U.K. broadcast rights for Premier League games from 2019 to 2022 have been sold for £4.46 billion ($6.2 billion), with BT Sport and Sky Sports splitting five of seven live packages and two are still yet to be awarded.

February 12, 2018 Top Stories

TDC Group Withdraws MTG Offer

February 12, 2018

Denmark’s TDC Group has been approached with a bid for a potential takeover and is scrapping its plans to purchase MTG's Nordic entertainment and MTG Studios businesses.

February 6, 2018 Top Stories

Sony Pictures Television in JV with Russia’s National Media Group

February 6, 2018

Sony Pictures Television and the Russian media holding company National Media Group (NMG) have set up a joint venture to operate Sony’s pay-TV channels in Russia.

February 5, 2018 Top Stories

Mediapro Agrees to Pay €1.05 Billion a Year for Serie A TV Rights

February 5, 2018

The Italian Serie A league has accepted Mediapro's offer for domestic TV rights to matches for the 2018-21 seasons for 1.05 billion euros ($1.3 billion) a year.

February 5, 2018 Top Stories

UKTV Taps Baby Cow’s Kerry Waddell as Part of Originals Push

February 5, 2018

UKTV has appointed Baby Cow Productions' Kerry Waddell as head of production.

February 2, 2018 Top Stories

ProSiebenSat.1 & Discovery Taps Google Exec for 7TV

February 2, 2018

ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery Communications have appointed Alexandar Vassilev as the CEO of 7TV, their joint premium direct-to-consumer entertainment streaming service in Germany.

February 1, 2018 Top Stories

MTG Sells Nordic Entertainment & Studios Businesses to TDC

February 1, 2018

Modern Times Group (MTG) has sold off its Nordic entertainment and MTG Studios businesses to TDC Group in a deal that values the acquired assets at SEK 19.55 billion ($2.5 billion).

February 1, 2018 Top Stories

Gaumont Establishing U.K. Hub

February 1, 2018

Gaumont is continuing to grow the reach of its European division with plans to open a U.K. hub, which will be led by Alison Jackson.

Kristin Brzoznowski