Nancy Daniels, chief brand officer for Discovery and factual, and Luke Hyams, head of originals at YouTube EMEA, are slated to speak during this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) is expanding the Comedy Central brand in Germany to a 24-hour channel at the beginning of 2019.

The recipients of the Golden Nymph Awards were presented at the 58th Monte-Carlo Television Festival at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco last night.

The Edinburgh Television Festival has revealed the shortlist of nominations for this year's Edinburgh TV Awards, which will be hosted by comedian Frank Skinner.

Viacom has inked a deal with Telenor to make Paramount+ available as a premium service to mobile subscribers in Sweden as part of the new Telenor Stream Film och Serier service.

The second edition of Conecta FICTION is taking place from June 18 to 21 in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where execs from Europe and the Americas will unite with a focus on the creation, development and production of scripted series.

Twofour Group has promoted Edward Phillips to head of development, while Jonny Coller moves up to group director of development, effective immediately.

The first speakers have been revealed for Conecta FICTION 2, a co-pro and networking event for the international TV industry that is scheduled to take place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, from June 18 to 21.

The 2018 Edinburgh TV Festival is slated to feature a variety of talent, including Steve Coogan, actor/writer/comedian and co-founder of Baby Cow, as well as Christine Langan, who serves as the production company's CEO.

Rooftop Content Group has rebranded and launched the subsidiaries Rooftop Film & TV and Rooftop Immersive Studio, while also unveiling its plans to co-produce the VR format and platform The Ark Experience.