Mansha Daswani

British media regulator Ofcom has established new quotas for U.K.-originated shows on BBC channels, including in the areas of arts, music, comedy and kids' content.

With 160,000 new customer additions in the first quarter, Sky's revenues were up 5 percent to £3.3 billion ($4.3 billion).

New seasons of returning hits as well as brand-new titles lead Rai Com's slate of MIPCOM highlights, which includes Inspector Coliandro (L’ispettore Coliandro).

Tobi de Graaff has been tapped for a new commissioning and co-production role at BBC Worldwide, with Nick Percy succeeding him as executive VP for Western Europe.

Karen Bradley, the U.K.'s Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, has told Parliament that more time is needed to review 21st Century Fox's proposed takeover of Sky.

BBC Worldwide's headline sales for 2016-17 gained 3 percent to £1.06 billion ($1.4 billion), with net profit up 17.6 percent to £157.3 million ($204.8 million).

Carlos Hertel, formerly with Tele München International, has joined Bavaria Media as director of international sales.

MTG has acquired the exclusive Nordic media rights to the highly anticipated August 26 showdown between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor.

Revenues were up by 14 percent in the second quarter at MTG, rising to SEK 4.2 billion ($513.7 million), with a net profit of SEK 413 million ($50 million).

ITV has formally appointed easyJet chief executive Carolyn McCall as its new chief, succeeding Adam Crozier.