Joanna Padovano Tong

Former Sky exec Holly Comiskey has been appointed country manager for the U.K. and Ireland at Sony Pictures Television (SPT), effective in January.

Andreas Geier has been named CEO of Streamwerke, which is a subsidiary of ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE).

European cinema operator UGC has signed on to sponsor the Series Mania Writers Campus for the next three years.

SPI International's Filmbox Hungary and Antenna Hungária are extending their long-term partnership, which began in 2014, for another two years.

560 Media, a global rights collection agency, has inked a five-year secondary-rights management deal with Banijay Rights and a separate agreement with Zodiak Kids.

Splendid Medien's Joker Productions is rebranding as Splendid Studios, with a new focus on worldwide expansion and content for young adults.

UKTV has revealed its first deal through UKTV Ventures, a multi-million-pound Innovation Fund, with an airtime-for-equity investment in the preschool edutainment platform Hopster.

BBC One has ordered more episodes of Eat Well for Less? and Shop Well for Less?, including a holiday special, from Banijay's RDF TV West.

SPI International has inked a deal that will see four of its channels airing on NOWO in Portugal.

Koulla Anastasi, who previously served as channel director at A+E Networks UK, has been named strategy and development consultant at Woodcut Media, effective immediately.