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Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and FremantleMedia were strong contributors to the growth in RTL Group’s profit in 2017.

TV advertising revenue in the U.K. totaled £5.11 billion ($7.07 billion) in 2017, down 3.2 percent on the record high set in 2016, according to figures provided to Thinkbox by the British commercial broadcasters.

WWE has signed an agreement with free-TV broadcaster L’Équipe, which is slated to air its flagship show Raw in France.

After hitting a stalemate in negotiations, France’s Canal+ Group has halted the broadcast of TF1 Group's channels.

IQTV is a brand-new SVOD service dedicated to high-brow quiz shows, set up by Rod Henwood, former Harry Potter digital chief, and ex-Zodiak Media boss Marc-Antoine d’Halluin.

A newly signed pact will see the full Netflix service being bundled into a brand-new Sky TV subscription pack.

BBC Worldwide has named Anaïs Baker, who joins from NBCUniversal International Formats, to the role of executive producer of factual entertainment, entertainment and formats.

Banijay Group is increasing its shareholding in the Cologne-based producer Brainpool and has set up a brand-new production company in Germany, Banijay Productions Germany.

AMC Networks International—Central and Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) and M7 Group are extending their long-standing partnership for channel carriage.

ITV’s pre-tax profits were down by 6 percent to £800 million ($1.1 billion) in 2017, as TV advertising revenue dipped 5 percent to £1.6 billion ($2.2 billion).