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LONDON: Chellomedia is acquiring a number of international networks from the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios bouquet. MGM holds on to its network businesses in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany and its joint-venture interests in Brazil and Australia. Chellomedia assumes ownership of channels in Spain, Turkey, Israel, Benelux and Poland, India and Southeast …

LONDON: A third season of the comedy Rev. has been ordered for BBC Two. Scheduled to air in 2014, Rev. is produced by Big Talk Productions. Development will begin next August.  The series was co-created by James Wood and Tom Hollander, who also stars in the series as the Rev. …

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s Kanal D has sold several television shows in various regions, including the Middle East and North Africa. The popular drama Kuzey Guney was acquired by broadcasters in Iran and other parts of MENA. Turkan was sold in French-speaking territories and A Night in June was purchased by a …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Competition Commission has confirmed that Sky’s position in the pay-TV movies market "does not adversely affect competition."  Sky’s commercial rivals had taken issue with its hold over first-run rights, alleging that it gives Sky a subscriber advantage and makes the market anti-competitive. The Commission, however, finds that Sky …

MUNICH: The ProSiebenSat.1 Group increased its total revenues by 4.5 percent in the second quarter to 723.3 million euros ($887 million), thanks to its online services and international operations. Adjusted net income gained 27.5 percent to 121.5 million euros. Recurring EBITDA grew 2 percent to 243.5 million euros. Growth was …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Television has appointed Bruce Mitchell as the VP of digital for its channels division. Mitchell will be based in London and will work across all NBCU pay-TV brands around the world. He will collaborate with the in-territory digital teams. Mitchell’s remit also includes leadership for the L.A.-based international …

LONDON: Roger Mosey, who has been leading the BBC’s London 2012 Olympics efforts, has been appointed acting director of BBC Vision, taking over for George Entwistle, who’s becoming the director-general of the BBC.  Mark Thompson, BBC director-general, announced the appointment in an email to BBC. "As you know, on Monday, September 17 …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has sold more than 140 hours of programming in Central and Eastern Europe. In Poland, TVN picked up Science Impossible and World’s Weirdest Restaurants. Planete+ ordered Programmed to be Fat and Charlotte: A Life Without Limbs. The network also renewed Sperm Wars and Jetstream. For the Czech …

LONDON: The lineup of speakers for this year’s RTS Digital World Conference is headlined by Anne Sweeney, co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of Disney/ABC Television Group, and Gary Zenkel, the president of NBC Olympics. The day-long conference, sponsored by BBC Worldwide, is titled When Worlds Collide: Beyond the Digital …

LONDON: Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise, BSkyB is launching Sky Movies 007 HD, which will feature all 22 films in the collection. The channel launches this October for Sky Movies TV and Sky Go subscribers, as well as on NOW TV. The move follows the recent acquisition …