Sara Alessi

Channel 5 and NBCUniversal International Distribution have secured a deal that will see Will & Grace return to British TV screens.

Channel 4 has appointed former The Garden CEO Nick Curwin to its Indie Growth Fund advisory board as an external independent expert alongside Lorraine Heggessey and C4’s executive team.

Mary Basterfield is joining UKTV in 2018 from Dentsu Aegis Network to serve as the U.K. multichannel broadcaster's chief financial officer.

BBC Global News has appointed Charlie Villar to the newly-created post of chief operating officer.

AMC Networks International – UK (AMCNI UK) has named Alina Florea and Sam Rowden to newly created and expanded roles.

A+E Networks is launching a fully local HISTORY service in Sweden next month, and for the first time, Viasat customers will also be able to view the channel through an agreement with MTG Sweden.

ITV has ordered the holiday special Al Murray’s Make Christmas Great Again from Avalon (Taskmaster, Not Going Out, Catastrophe).

ZDF Enterprises, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary, has notched up sales across its drama, documentary, entertainment and kids’ portfolios at MIPCOM.

SPI International/FILMBOX’s interactive eSports channel Gametoon has launched in Bulgaria via Bulsatcom.

Kew Media Group’s distribution division—formerly Content Media Corporation—is highlighting a slate of new fiction and nonfiction programming in Cannes next week.