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BURBANK/LONDON: CBS Studios International has licensed the new The CW series Beauty and the Beast to UKTV’s Watch entertainment channel. The show, starring Kristin Kreuk as a no-nonsense homicide detective and Jay Ryan as a handsome doctor who has gone into hiding, is slated to premiere in the U.K. in early 2013. …

VIENNA: Last week in Cannes ORF-Enterprise signed a number of agreements involving titles such as Four Women and a Funeral, Fast Forward and Tatort, to name a few. Four Women and a Funeral, a 36-episode crime series, was picked up by Fox Bulgaria. Six episodes from the show’s fourth season …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has named Anna Settman to the role of executive VP of its Nordic pay-TV broadcasting operations, along with elevating Joseph Hundah to the post of executive VP for the African business and Bartek Gudowski to chief technology officer for Viasat Broadcasting. Settman joins the company after having …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: Endemol UK and Endemol Netherlands have partnered with Dainty Group to co-manage the international digital rights to The Rolling Stones’ "50 and Counting" tour. This tour will be the first time the band has performed together in a half decade. The final gig is scheduled to take place at the …

STOCKHOLM: C More and Svensk Filmindustri have closed a deal for the SVOD rights for a package of films, crime series and children’s programming. Subscribers to C More gain access to all existing seasons of British crime series such as Midsomer Murders and Inspector Morse. C More also renewed the first …

STOCKHOLM: TV series and films from the NonStop Entertainment catalogue are being added to Netflix for its members in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The multi-year agreement includes titles such as American Splendor, The Class, Battle Royale and Frozen River. Netflix just launched its service in Scandinavia as of October. “Scandinavians …

LONDON: Argonon has hired Accelerate Worldwide, a new commercial management consultancy, to assist with the company’s digital growth. Accelerate, which launched last month, will help Argonon expand its digital efforts by facilitating strategic acquisitions or senior industry hires. Argonon is the first client for Accelerate, which was co-founded by Kate …

LONDON: Sky has reached a deal with Warner Bros. for the exclusive rights to all eight Harry Potter films for Sky Movies. The pact kicks off next month. During the three months that the films will run on Sky movies, the works will not be available on any other U.K. …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide Channels has signed a carriage deal with the Norwegian DTT provider RiksTV, which will add BBC Entertainment to its lineup as of November 1. BBC Entertainment debuted in the Nordic market in 2008. The channel features hit shows such as Dragons’ Den, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and The Graham Norton Show. With …

LONDON: Netflix is bulking up its offerings for members in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland with the addition of series and films from the ITV Studios Global Entertainment catalogue. The signing of a new multi-year deal sees a range of titles heading to the regional service, including the thriller Appropriate Adult …