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Among the raft of newly unveiled original series from Netflix is The English Game, a six-part British drama written by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.

Passion Distribution has appointed Sean Wheatley, formerly the senior acquisitions manager at FremantleMedia International, as head of acquisitions.

Finnish content producers from across the film and television industries have come together to form Audiovisual Producers Finland (APFI).

Alan Clements, the managing director of STV Productions, is planning to exit the company in early May.

Fox Networks Group in the U.K. was among the companies that received “unannounced inspections” yesterday by the European Commission, which is looking into potential anti-competitive behavior in the sports media rights sector.

Maxime Saada has been appointed as chairman of the managing board of Canal+ Group, succeeding Jean-Christophe Thiery.

Viasat World has closed a deal with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to bring a range of movies and series to the ViP Premiere channel in Russia.

UKTV has appointed Ronan Hand to the newly created role of director of program funding.

BBC Studios has sold a range of programming, including Top Gear and Call the Midwife, to digital platforms in Russia.

Delivering a MIPFormats keynote this weekend, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon emphasized the need for innovation and risk-taking in the non-scripted entertainment sector.