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Jonathan Newman has been named general manager of commercial for BBC Studios UK Distribution and UKTV as the companies restructure their commercial teams to focus more effectively on the region’s priorities.

Stephan Schmitter has been named to the management board at RTL Deutschland, taking on the post of managing director of programming.

Citing a deteriorating macroeconomic environment, ProSiebenSat.1 Media reported lower Q3 revenues of €921 million ($956 million), a 13 percent decline, while revenues for the first nine months of the year were relatively stable at €2.9 billion ($3 billion).

Sky has struck a deal with Channel 4 to make England’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Final against Pakistan available to all viewers across the U.K. and Ireland.

BBC is creating seven new assistant commissioner roles, with a focus on increasing representation from the Nations and Regions and candidates who are deaf, disabled and/or neurodivergent.

While reaffirming its long-term subscriber targets, Viaplay Group is not planning any further direct-to-consumer rollouts for its streaming platform in 2023 beyond a North American launch and has aligned with Pickbox NOW to expand its Viaplay Select branded-content concept in Central and Eastern Europe.

ProSiebenSat.1 has established Seven.One Studios, a new umbrella brand consisting of its eight production subsidiaries and global program distribution arm, under the leadership of CEO Henrik Pabst.

ITV plc expects revenues at ITV Studios this year to outperform pre-pandemic levels, reporting a 16 percent gain to £1.4 billion for the first nine months of the year.

ITV and BBC have landed the rights to the UEFA EURO 2024 and UEFA EURO 2028 tournaments.

ITV has set the official launch date for the new, free streaming platform ITVX, which replaces ITV Hub as the online home of all ITV content.