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BARCELONA: Industry veteran Javier Pons has been tapped to join Globomedia as its director general.

STOCKHOLM: The streaming platform Plejmo, which was acquired by Magine last year, has expanded its existing deals with studios such as Paramount, NBCUniversal and Fox, adding Electronic Sell Through (EST) rights.

PARIS: Vivendi’s Q1 2016 revenues were relatively stable at 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 billion), but adjusted net income dropped by more than 27 percent to 99 million euros ($113 million).

LONDON: The unfreezing of the license fee, an emphasis on “distinctive” content and a more open commissioning process are among the key measures set out in a white paper on the future of the BBC published by John Whittingdale, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport.

LONDON: BT Sport has struck a deal with YouTube that will see the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League finals being streamed live on the digital platform.

European online advertising has surpassed TV, with a record annual spend of 36.2 billion euros ($41.4 billion) in 2015, according to IAB Europe. The report found marked growth in mobile and video adspend across all surveyed territories, with more than 30 billion euros ($35 billion) in spend added within the last decad

BUDAPEST: AMC Networks International – Central Europe has acquired a package from Prime Entertainment Group that includes cinema-focused programs such as Hollywood’s Best Film Directors, among other titles.

LONDON: Twofour Group companies Boomerang, Twofour Wales and Indus have been combined to create a single label under the Boomerang brand.

LUXEMBOURG: RTL Group posted revenues of 1.43 billion euros ($1.63 billion), driven by strong contributions from FremantleMedia, Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland and the company's digital businesses.

LONDON: Global multiplatform network Rightster is re-launching worldwide as Brave Bison.