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LONDON: Sam Pollard and James Abadi, creators of the hit format Release the Hounds, have teamed up with FremantleMedia to launch Dr Pluto, a new U.K. indie.

WARSAW: Several of SPI International’s FilmBox channels are rolling out on D-Smart in Turkey, while in the Czech Republic, its FunBox 4K/UHD has joined České Radiokomunikace’s (CRa) experimental DVB-T2@HEVC transmissions.

STOCKHOLM: MTG is bringing the new video streaming service Viafree across Scandinavia, in addition to launching eSportsTV.

STOCKHOLM: Hanne Palmquist, who has worked at Danish Film Institute and SVT, has been named commissioning editor and VP of original programming at HBO Nordic.

LONDON: FremantleMedia has invested in Squawka, a football media company that produces more than 180 pieces of content a day.

LONDON: Gordon Ramsay has entered into a joint venture with All3Media to develop and produce unscripted and scripted television programs through the newly launched Studio Ramsay.

LONDON: TalkTalk has launched the TalkTalk TV Store, its pay-as-you-go service offering the latest movies and hit TV shows promised at "Britain’s lowest price."

LONDON: Justin Bodle and Remy Blumenfeld have put forth £3 million ($4.3 million) to establish a new creative incubator, The Hot House.

LONDON: A+E Networks UK has inked a new carriage deal with BT TV, which includes the long-term availability of the HISTORY, H2, Lifetime and Crime + Investigation networks on the platform.

ISTANBUL: A+E Networks is launching Lifetime as a free-to-air channel tomorrow in Turkey.