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AMSTERDAM: A new multiyear partnership will see Netflix being made available on Liberty Global's digital platforms across more than 30 countries around the world.

MAINZ: ZDFE.entertainment, the division of ZDF Enterprises (ZDFE) responsible for format marketing, has added the sitcom Blockbustaz to its slate.

MOSCOW: The seven major networks in Russia aired a combined 9,400 hours of homegrown originals last year, which is 12 percent less than in 2014.

PARIS: Rod Henwood, the CEO for the U.K., Belgium and the Netherlands at the Banijay Group, is planning to step down from his post later this year.

AMSTERDAM/MADRID: CBS Studios International and Movistar+ have closed an exclusive licensing agreement in Spain for the linear and SVOD rights to all future Showtime-owned series, as well as current Showtime-owned hits and select library titles.

MUNICH: The ProSiebenSat.1 Group has established glomex—The Global Media Exchange, an online platform for trading premium video content.

PREMIUM: Peter Boudgoust, the president of ARTE GEIE, talks to World Screen Newsflash about ARTE’s unique programming mix and the importance of partnerships with the leading public broadcasters across Europe.

AMSTERDAM/LONDON: Endemol Shine Group has made a pair of senior hires for its licensing and brand development teams, while also elevating Frances Adams to global director of brands and licensing.

LONDON/TORONTO: ITV has come on board to broadcast the Breakthrough Entertainment-produced film L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables.

PARIS: François Florentiny, who headed up the launch of ITV Studios France in 2010, has announced his departure from the company.