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The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has stopped the proposed sale of MTG's majority stake in Nova Broadcasting Group to the Czech investment conglomerate PPF Group.

FremantleMedia has launched a new U.K. production label, Hare and Tortoise, led by Jon Rolph and Claire Nosworthy.

Telekom Sport has inked a multiyear agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship programs Raw and SmackDown in Romania.

David Bogi, the head of international distribution and business development at Rai Com, talks to World Screen Newsflash about the strong interest in long-form series and “typical Italian content,” as well as the company’s wish list for third-party acquisitions, which includes detective dramas and documentaries.

The number of U.K. subscriptions to television streaming services has overtaken those to traditional pay TV for the first time, according to new research from Ofcom.

Bolstering its drama team, Studio Lambert has appointed Julie Clark to the new role of head of scripted production.

Controller Sessions have been revealed for the Edinburgh Television Festival, with leading presenters discussing channel strategy, commissioning needs and brand identities.

CBS Studios International (CBSSI) and RTL in Belgium have entered into an exclusive, multiyear licensing agreement for a range of programming, including the new Dick Wolf-produced drama FBI.

The Commercial Broadcasters Association (COBA), representing companies such as Discovery, AMC Networks, NBCUniversal and Fox Networks Group in the U.K., has criticized the government's White Paper on Brexit, arguing that it "offers little clarity" for their operations.

The BBC faces significant challenges from competitors and ongoing financial pressures, the pubcaster said in its 2017-18 annual report, while also touting the performance of BBC Studios, which delivered a profit in its first year as a commercial subsidiary.