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LONDON: Discovery Communications has signed seven new partnerships regarding the Olympic Games in Europe, including one with Polish national broadcaster Telewizja Polska.

LONDON: Discovery and Sky have managed to agree on terms of a new carriage pact, preventing a potential channel blackout.

LONDON: In a move that bolsters its British television slate, Lionsgate UK has inked a first-look deal with Bonafide Films.

PARIS: The media investment consortium Mediawan has entered into negotiations to purchase Groupe AB for €270 million ($288 million).

WARSAW: TVN Group and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution are building on their current partnership with a new multiyear licensing deal for Poland.

LONDON: Inward investment in high-end U.K. television hit a record of £477.8 million ($601.2 million) in 2016, while domestic spending dropped to £248.4 million ($312.5 million).

STOCKHOLM: Karin Stjärne has been appointed CEO at Endemol Shine Nordics, which she joins from her most recent position as VP of programming at MTG Sverige.

LONDON: Sky recorded revenues of £6.4 billion ($8.1 billion) for the six months ended December 31, 2016, reflecting a gain of 12 percent, but its operating profit took a hit following an increase in Premier League costs.

LONDON: Discovery's 12 channels could disappear from Sky and NOW TV in the U.K., as negotiations regarding a new carriage deal have stalled.

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has entered into an agreement to sell its 50-percent shareholding in FTV Prima to Denemo Media, with plans to instead up its investment further in digital.