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Viaplay Group has reported a 69 percent gain in its subscriber base to 5.5 million and is accelerating its plans for the U.K. with the acquisition of Premier Sports.

Windlight Pictures, part of ITV Studios, has appointed Andreas Kohl as head of postproduction and development executive and Tamara Weiß-Mohr as head of finance.

BBC has named Jonathan Rothery, currently commissioning editor at Channel 4, as head of pop music, TV, effective September 12.

Jane Millichip, most recently chief content officer at Sky Studios, has been tapped as CEO of BAFTA.

AMC Networks International Central & Northern Europe (AMCNI CNE) has extended its long-term distribution agreement with Orange Romania Group.

Rising costs are causing U.K. consumers to reevaluate their streaming subscriptions, according to new data from KPMG, which reports that 17 percent of consumers canceled an SVOD service this year due to increased food bills.

Viaplay Group has secured a direct-to-home (DTH) distribution partnership in Poland with CANAL+ Polska that will make the Viaplay streaming service available to all of the pay-TV operator’s premium DTH subscribers across the country.

Channel 4 delivered its highest-ever revenues in 2021, topping £1 billion ($1.2 billion) for the first time in its history, with a pre-tax surplus of £101 million ($120 million).

Andy Brereton has been hired as Channel 4’s new senior commissioning editor for comedy.

The BBC Studios Showcase is set to return in-person on February 27 and 28, 2023, relocating to London after nine years in Liverpool.