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Paramount+ is set to make its debut in Italy on September 15 with more than 8,000 hours of content spanning all genres, including a wide range of exclusive programming.

Manchester City and Norway’s superstar striker Erling Haaland has entered into a long-term, multi-market partnership with Viaplay.

After a strong start to the year, ProSiebenSat.1 Group saw its second-quarter revenues increase by 1 percent to €1.06 billion ($1.1 billion), while adjusted EBITDA remained stable year-on-year at €166 million ($172 million).

Warner Bros. Discovery has put in place the team of managers who will run operations in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, while Alberto Horta exits the group.

The third and final day of this year’s Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), taking place from September 20 to 22, will focus on sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion.

Award-winning journalist, author, podcaster and broadcaster Emily Maitlis, formerly with the BBC, will deliver the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the 2022 Edinburgh TV Festival.

Slovak Telekom, DIGI Slovakia and T-Mobile Czech Republic have reached a new strategic broadcast rights agreement with CANAL+ for the English Premier League.

Revenues for the first half of the year at RTL Group rose by 8.7 percent to €3.3 billion ($3.4 billion), a new record for the company, but profit dropped to €304 million ($314 million) and the company has revised its 2022 outlook due to the “challenging macroeconomic environment.”

Paramount+ is building its slate of exclusive acquisitions for the U.K. and Ireland, with additions such as Minx and Son of a Critch.

Tobias Rosen has been named VP of Sky Studios Deutschland, a newly created role that will oversee a slate of scripted originals across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.