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ISTANBUL: Global Agency will be attending DISCOP Istanbul ahead of MIPTV and is highlighting a mix of drama series and formats for both markets.

TV advertising revenue in the U.K. totaled £5.27 billion ($7.43 billion) in 2015, up 7.4 percent on the prior year, according to figures provided to Thinkbox by British commercial broadcasters. The figure represents all the money invested by advertisers in commercial TV: linear spot and sponsorship, broadcaster VOD and product placement.

PARIS: Banijay and Zodiak Media have officially completed the transaction to unite their catalogues and production units.

LONDON: BBC One has ordered the new quiz show The Code (working title), which will be presented by Rogue Traders's Matt Allwright.

LONDON: BBC Three has partnered with UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) to provide Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) coverage via its streaming platform The Daily Drop, the channel’s live page format and its social media accounts.

LIVERPOOL: BBC Worldwide begins its 40th Showcase today with more than 700 buyers in attendance, and TV Latina is present as the only Latin American publication invited to cover all facets of the event.

LONDON: Liberty Global is partnering with Twitter to integrate several features from the social media platform into its Horizon TV service.

NEW YORK: CSI Sports, a global provider of televised fighting content, has secured several carriage agreements for its 24-hour HD network Fight Sports with Nordic pay-TV operator Telenor.

PARIS: Nonce Paolini is exiting his post as chairman and CEO of TF1.

PARIS: CANAL+ and beIN SPORTS have initiated discussions to establish a partnership that would result in an exclusive distribution agreement.