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Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has appointed Sahar Kupersmidt as senior VP and head of Nordic DTH TV, leading the region-wide development of NENT Group’s Viasat satellite operator business.

Anni Wessman has been named head of international at Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI).

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.

MTG reported record Q3 sales, with 3 percent organic growth, as well as a 28 percent increase in operating profits, even when including SEK 7 million ($775,000) in transaction costs related to the company's split.

Kudos and The Royal Court Theatre have aligned to launch a writing fellowship to support emerging talent for both theater and TV.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has launched Viaplay TV for customers in Finland.

ZDF Enterprises' raft of MIPCOM deals includes placing nearly 100 hours of drama with Finnish broadcaster YLE and factual sales to Viasat World, among others.

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.

ITV CEO Carolyn McCall delivered a MIPCOM keynote today in which she discussed the importance of having an integrated production-distribution business and outlined how the media giant is upping the investment in its multiplatform ITV Hub.