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NEW YORK/BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe is planning to launch three new local AMC feeds throughout the region.

LONDON: The new independent production company House Productions has launched with the backing of BBC Worldwide and Access Entertainment.

WARSAW: BBC Worldwide Poland has made two changes to its sales team, elevating Zbigniew Pruski and appointing former Viacom executive Michał Gilarski to the unit.

LONDON: Among U.K. viewers who watched paid-for on-demand content in 2016, Netflix was by far the most popular service, according to the latest Ofcom report.

MUNICH: In the second quarter of 2016, ProSiebenSat.1 Group increased its revenues by 15 percent to 886 million euros ($986 million), with all segments contributing profitable revenue growth.

LONDON: Channel 4 has appointed Joshua Buckingham, Pegah Farahmand and Thom Gulseven as commissioning editors for the free on-demand service All 4, effective this summer.

LONDON: Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have renewed their long-term distribution partnership, inking a new multiplatform deal that spans 12 markets across Europe.

LONDON: Starting this September, U.K. viewers will be required to pay the license fee in order to watch catch-up programming on the BBC iPlayer.

MUNICH: As part of its internal restructuring, TM International is altering the allocation of sales and program acquisitions responsibilities, with Giannina Antola leading worldwide sales.

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 has strengthened its digital-entertainment team, appointing former Maker Studios executive Christian Dankl to the newly created post of CEO of advertising-supported video on demand.