Joanna Padovano Tong

STOCKHOLM: MTG's Viasat will be the first broadcaster in the Nordics to make live sports content available in 360-degree virtual reality (VR), and the first European broadcaster to present the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Ultra HD 4K.

HILVERSUM: Remco Lentjes has become the new chief creative officer of Zodiak Nederland.

LONDON: Kate Phillips, who currently serves as the creative director of formats at BBC Worldwide, has been named controller of entertainment commissioning at the BBC, effective September 5.

LONDON: Zapped!, a new fantasy comedy series from Steve Coogan's Baby Cow Productions, is slated to begin airing on UKTV's Dave channel later this year.

LONDON: Localization company BTI Studios is opening a new dubbing facility in Paris this year to serve the French-speaking market.

MONACO: Hollywood actors Danny Glover and Jason Priestley have become jury presidents for the Golden Nymph Awards at this year's Monte-Carlo Television Festival, which is being held from June 12 to 16.

PARIS: Eurosport, World Snooker and IMG have revealed a ten-year extension of the TV and digital rights to show 18 tournaments of the World Snooker Tour on Eurosport and its on-demand digital service Eurosport Player.

LONDON: Sam Pollard and James Abadi, creators of the hit format Release the Hounds, have teamed up with FremantleMedia to launch Dr Pluto, a new U.K. indie.

LONDON: Twofour Rights has hired Reka Gaspar as the company's new sales executive for Germany-speaking Europe, Eastern Europe, Greece and Turkey.

LONDON: A number of broadcasters in Europe have snapped up the rights for the two-hour event Shakespeare Live! From the RSC from BBC Worldwide.