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Third-quarter revenues at ProSiebenSat.1 Group increased by 3 percent to €883 million ($1 billion), delivering an adjusted net income of €99 million ($115 million).

RTL Group posted Q3 revenues of €1.4 billion ($1.6 billion), lifted by increases at its French and German operations. 

ZDF Enterprises has signed a distribution agreement with Cirque du Soleil Images to begin exclusively distributing its catalog of productions in the German-speaking world for free TV, pay TV and VOD.

ITV has threatened to drop its flagship channel from the Virgin Media platform unless the cable operator agrees to pay up to £80 million ($106 million) a year for the service.

The BBC is planning to deliver more than 1,000 additional hours of live sports content for audiences each year through BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer.

Tony Hall, director-general of the BBC, issued a warning about the future of home-grown British content in a speech yesterday, noting that there could be a £500 million funding shortfall by 2026.

AMC Networks has launched its premium video-streaming service Shudder in Germany and Austria.

Viacom International Media Networks Southern and Western Europe, Middle East and Africa (VIMN SWEMEA) has inked a number of linear and multiplatform deals across Europe for Nickelodeon and other brands.

BBC Worldwide has invested in the brand-new British indie Various Artists Limited, which will specialize in comedy, comedy-drama and drama.

Channel 4 has appointed Ian Katz, the editor of BBC’s Newsnight, as director of programs.