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Planning is underway for a new £250 million ($310 million) television and film production facility to be built on the site of the derelict Newtown Railway Works in Kent.

Overall revenues at Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) slipped by 2 percent in Q1 2020, with advertising and studios revenues falling while subscription revenues rose thanks to gains at Viaplay.

The Edinburgh TV Festival (ETF), brought to you by YouTube and Freeview, has set the initial lineup for its pre-festival, digital program of industry events, a newly designed series in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vivendi has acquired a 10.6 percent stake in the French media conglomerate Lagardère.

Netflix and Italian Film Commissions have established a new COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund to provide short-term support to the active workers in the TV and cinema industry in Italy.

The number of pay-TV subscribers across Western Europe will fall by 2.6 percent between 2019 and 2025 to reach 99.86 million, according to Digital TV Research.

Script Angel, a screenwriter-coaching and talent-development company founded by Hayley McKenzie, has launched an Inclusion Scholarship for its screenwriter-coaching program.

Netflix and The Netherlands Film Fund have partnered on a new relief effort for film and TV productions to help the hardest-hit workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, following on the streamer's similar arrangements with organizations in Spain, the U.K., France and elsewhere.

ViacomCBS Networks International has signed new distribution agreements in Sweden and Finland for the Paramount+ streaming service and strengthened existing partnerships across the Nordic markets.

OTT TV and movie revenues from across 22 Eastern European markets will rise from $1.4 billion last year to $3.6 billion in 2025, according to Digital TV Research.