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Vodafone TV has launched AMC Selekt in Spain with more than 5,000 programs rolling out throughout the year, including films in every genre, series, documentaries, lifestyle programs, children’s content and music.

M7 Group has concluded five new satellite distribution agreements for its 1 degree West DTH platform, including TV1000 and Bollywood TV.

The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the event dates and first sessions of the 2020 lineup, as well as an overview of how this year’s digital festival will look.

The AVOD service W4Free has completed feature film licensing deals with Kaleidoscope, Platform Entertainment, The Film Consortium and Icon Film Distribution to bring over 100 titles to the platform.

Maria Kyriacou, the president of ViacomCBS Networks UK and Australia, is to become the new chair of the Creative Diversity Network (CDN), which is leading efforts to increase diversity on and off screen within the U.K.’s TV industry.

BBC Studios has appointed Grant Welland as chief operating officer for the U.K. region distribution and UKTV.

SPI International/FilmBox and the Bulgarian television operator and internet service provider Telecable have signed a distribution deal for ten channels from SPI’s portfolio.

Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon has set out a new six-point commitment to be a driver of anti-racism in the industry and improve black and minority ethnic representation.

Rakuten TV is set to launch the StarzPlay SVOD service within the platform, providing customers access to Starz’s original series, acquired content and a movie library featuring thousands of titles.

Swiss public broadcaster SRG is launching a national streaming platform, Play Suisse, this November.