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COPENHAGEN: Further senior executive appointments have been made for Banijay Zodiak Nordic Group, including Karoline Spodsberg being named COO.

ISTANBUL: The Late Late Show with James Corden, a late-night talk show that airs on CBS in the U.S., is due to debut on FoxLife in Turkey.

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has licensed a package of TV movies, among them A Summer in ... and Katie Fforde, to the Spanish broadcaster RTVE.

COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM: Following the completion of the Banijay-Zodiak merger, Jacob Houlind has become group CEO of the company's Nordic operations.

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment and Smuggler have invested in a new TV production company, Cove Pictures, which will focus on high-end drama and comedy as well as blue-chip factual programs.

LONDON: Jane Turton, CEO of All3Media, and Rob Woodward, CEO of STV Group, have joined the Royal Television Society's board of trustees, which is chaired by ITN CEO John Hardie.

PARIS: Gilles Pélisson, the chairman and CEO of TF1, has outlined a new organizational structure that sees Ara Aprikian assuming the post of executive VP of content.

ISTANBUL: The Georgian channel GDS is kick-starting its sales efforts and chose DISCOP Istanbul as the market to make its debut as a distributor.

LIVERPOOL: Last night, BBC Worldwide Showcase fêted British crime drama with more than 30 actors, directors and writers from shows such as Death In Paradise, Ripper Street, Sherlock, Luther and Happy Valley in attendance.

LIVERPOOL: A parade of some of the world’s top cars helped usher in Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc, two of the new hosts of the international hit Top Gear, during a BBC Worldwide Showcase event last night celebrating the show’s upcoming 23rd season.