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BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe has inked a three-year contract extension with Pragosport to broadcast Formula 1 exclusively in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

MUNICH: Telepool has reached a deal with Bavaria Film that sees it taking 100 percent ownership of both Global Screen and video and games distributor EuroVideo Medien.

CANNES: The rivalry between Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England is on display in the drama Queens from RTVE.

WARSAW: SPI/FilmBox has launched FilmBox OnDemand, a new online and set-top box service, via Magyar Telekom in Hungary.

LONDON: Phil Goodhew has been elevated to senior VP of commercial strategy at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITVD), a newly created position.

CANNES: A mysterious character called “the Professor” is planning to carry out the biggest robbery in history in the new ATRESMEDIA Television drama Money Heist.

PARIS: Orange's new OCS service will become the exclusive home for HBO programs in France, as part of a new multiyear agreement between the two outfits.

CANNES: Imagina International Sales is showcasing the thriller Lifeline, which follows as a renowned surgeon, who receives a heart transplant after having a heart attack, begins to have strange nightmares related to the murder of his donor.

CANNES: Mediaset Distribution is offering the crime dramas The Final Act and Code Name Solo as scripted formats for the market.

LONDON: All3media is investing in David Nath and Peter Beard's new factual and drama production company Story Films.