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LONDON: Sky Go Extra, the new subscription service from Sky, allows customers to download the latest blockbuster hits from Sky Movies and content from Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic to watch later without an Internet connection. Available to all Sky TV customers for £5 per month, Sky Go Extra lets …

PARIS: The MIPCube TV Hack event brings together developers and designers with leaders in the content sector to create video apps, with demos being presented in real time during MIPTV. Co-organized and co-sponsored by BeMyApp, the event sees developers creating a prototype, or "hack", of something that enhances the video content …

MANCHESTER: The sports group Manchester United has purchased BSkyB’s shares in Manchester United Television (MUTV), now holding 100-percent ownership. MUTV was originally launched as a three-way joint venture with ITV and Sky. Manchester United bought ITV’s one-third equity stake in November 2007. The acquisition of Sky’s one-third minority equity share …

MIAMI: Red Arrow International is looking to add to the international-sales roster that the cooking competition The Taste, which launches tonight in the U.S. on ABC, has already amassed. The series, led by celebrity chefs Anthony Bourdain and Nigella Lawson, has already been sold into more than 130 countries, including …

STOCKHOLM: Eccho Rights has reported a range of agreements that it has signed for titles such as the Turkish drama Karadayi and the format Jobs without Frontiers. The Sputnik format Jobs without Frontiers launched in Belgium in November. It has since sold to SVT in Sweden, Zebra in Spain, Newen …

NEW YORK: The Dutch public channels ruled the roost in 2012, getting a boost from the Euro 2012 soccer tournament and the London Olympics to take a 34.5-percent market share for Ned 1, 2 and 3. That share was up from 32 percent the previous year. The RTL group’s four …

MIAMI: The emphasis for ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) at NATPE is on world-class drama, iconic factual titles and hit entertainment formats. Among its scripted highlights is the U.S. drama series Rectify, from the team behind Breaking Bad. “ITVS GE is known for its standout dramas and we are …

ISTANBUL: The veteran broadcast executive Farrell Meisel is joining Global Agency in the newly created post of director of development. Meisel has worked with such companies as Turner Broadcasting, HBO International, Viacom International and MediaCorp of Singapore. He will now be working for both Global Agency and World Wide Entertainment. He …

LONDON: Jane Millichip, who is leaving her post as the managing director of Zodiak Rights at the end of the month, has been tapped for the newly created role of director of sales and global brands at Sky Vision. Millichip will be guiding Sky Vision’s growth strategy, with responsibility for …

LONDON: Olivier Gers, the CEO of Endemol Worldwide Brands, is set to exit the company. Gers came into the role in February 2010 and has since focused on extending Endemol’s IP and commercial activities across multiple platforms. This has included investing in product development and creative games, second-screen applications and branded …