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This year’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), taking place September 20 to 22, has changed its show hours in light of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral and the U.K. Bank Holiday on September 19.

Digital TV Research is forecasting that Western Europe will have 238 million SVOD subscriptions by 2027, up from 165 million at the end of 2021.

The total investment in European original production hit €17.4 billion ($17.3 billion) in 2021, per a report from the European Audiovisual Observatory, with 16 percent of that coming from the streamers.

Chinny Okolidoh has been tapped to join the BBC to lead its diversity strategies.

The annual London TV Screenings is scheduled to return from February 27 to March 3, 2023, with 20-plus confirmed participants. 

Karol Bek, senior commercial director at A+E Networks EMEA, is taking on the additional role of country manager for Romania.

The latest edition of Pact's annual TV Production Census has revealed that revenues have nearly returned to pre-Covid levels, growing by 13 percent in 2021 to £3.25 billion ($3.7 billion).

Banijay Benelux has bolstered its board of directors to include a new chief operating officer, Alex Doff.

Federation has acquired a majority stake in the British independent film and TV production company Vertigo Films.

Zinc Media Group has launched Bumblebee, a new postproduction offering featuring dedicated upload hubs at the company’s U.K. facilities, flexible remote and physical edits and production collaboration tools.