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BBC Studios has appointed Jan Salling as head of BBC Studios Nordics Productions, a role that will see him driving the sales and production of the company's formats in the Nordic region.

Newen has purchased a 60 percent shareholding in French producer De Mensen, known for TV series such as Reizen Waes and Beau Séjour.

Switzerland’s net+ will continue to carry SPI International/FilmBox’s FilmBox Arthouse, DocuBox HD and Fast&FunBox HD channels.

Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has inked partnerships to launch Nick+ and Paramount+ on German TV streaming service MagentaTV and Telia TV in Finland, respectively.

After 15 years with ProSiebenSat.1, Michael Schmidt, chief creative officer of Red Arrow Studios, has decided to leave the company when his current management contract concludes at the end of June.

The BBC and ITV are partnering to launch an original streaming service in the U.K. that promises the "biggest collection of British content available" on any streaming platform.

Total revenues at ITV were up 3 percent in 2018 to £3.2 billion ($4.3 billion), helped in part by gains at ITV Studios.

U.K. viewers can catch live La Liga action on ITV4, which will bring weekly matches to free-to-air television.

Distribution vet Nicky Wood has joined the Lionsgate U.K. team as senior VP and head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa television sales.

BBC One has greenlit the brand-new six-part comedy series The Goes Wrong Show from Mischief Theatre, the U.K.-based comedy ensemble behind The Play That Goes Wrong.