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MADRID: An SVOD channel focused on gaming and eSports is set to launch in Spain and Portugal following a new partnership between AMC Networks International (AMCNI) Iberia and digital video giant Machinima.

LONDON: Naked Entertainment has appointed Tom O’Brien as director of development, reporting to CEO Simon Andreae.

GENEVA: Jean-Paul Philippot has been re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as president of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).

LONDON: Eurosport has secured a five-year agreement with the AELTC to show live simulcast coverage in the U.K. of the Wimbledon finals and highlights, making it the only broadcaster in the country to show live coverage of all four Grand Slams.

LONDON: Sky and ITV have aligned with Ginx TV to launch the U.K. and Ireland’s first and only 24-hour eSports TV channel, GINX eSports TV.

PARIS: francetv distribution is growing its offering with the addition of five Murder in... films to its catalog.

LONDON: The newly unveiled Sky Cinema is set to replace Sky Movies in the U.K. and Ireland, with the revamped service promising to have a new film premiere every day.

MUNICH/VIENNA: Discovery Communications has inked a long-term pact with the public broadcaster ORF, making the events of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games available for Austrian audiences across multiple screens.

STOCKHOLM: Jonas Fors is leaving his position as CEO of SF Studios, effective immediately, following allegations of cultivating a sexist corporate culture and improper conduct.

LONDON: BBC has unveiled plans for its move into the virtual reality space, posting several in-the-works projects to the experimental-ideas platform BBC Taster.