Sara Alessi

Mediaset Distribution is heading to NATPE Budapest later this month with a lineup that features drama, unscripted formats and factual titles.

VICELAND has inked a development deal with Andy Amadi as it reveals that more than 20 hours of new, original programming spanning factual entertainment, comedy, documentary and reality formats are in production for its U.K. lineup.

VICELAND has secured another distribution deal in Benelux through a partnership with Proximus, following the network’s launch in the territory in March.

SPI International/FilmBox has launched the native Ultra HD channel FunBox UHD on Vodafone TV in Spain.

WWE and Saran Media have inked a multiyear deal that sees Raw and SmackDown airing on S-Sport in Turkey.

Documentary executive Nick Fraser, who is best known as the former commissioning editor of Storyville, is being honored with the Special Award at the Virgin TV British Academy Television Awards.

Viacom International Media Networks’ (VIMN) youth brand MTV has launched MTV Play in the Netherlands and Belgium, marking the first rollout of the company’s Play Plex suite of mobile VOD apps in Europe.

MTG has extended its rights for the UEFA Champions League to 2021.

Talpa Global has appointed former Endemol Shine executive Ingrid Akkerman as head of licensing and branded content.

YLE and CBS Studios International have signed a licensing agreement for the free-to-air and catch-up rights for The Late Late Show with James Corden in Finland.