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LONDON: Roger Mosey has been announced as the editorial director for the BBC, working across TV, radio and news. Reporting to director-general Tony Hall, Mosey will be overseeing the BBC’s editorial standards and the planning of pan-BBC events. He will take the lead on handling all major editorial issues as …

STOCKHOLM: Sparks Networks is building up its growing fiction network with the addition of Studio 2V from Russia. Studio 2V is one of the largest independent producers in Russia. The company has been working with broadcasters in the country for more than 15 years, amassing a back catalogue of TV hits. …

LONDON: Magnus Karlsson-Lamm has been selected as the new managing director for FremantleMedia Sweden, FremantleMedia’s Swedish production division. In his new role, which will become effective on September 1, Karlsson-Lamm will be charged with overseeing all development and production operations in Sweden. He will collaborate with various parts of the FremantleMedia …

LOS ANGELES: Amy Poehler and her brother Greg Poehler have started a new production company, Syskon, which is producing a brand-new half-hour series for Sweden’s TV4 that will mark the first English-language original comedy for the channel. Titled Welcome to Sweden, the comedy will be shown in both Sweden and …

MADRID: FOX International Channels (FIC) has elevated Diego Londoño to chief operating officer for its European and African units. The appointment takes effect immediately. He also retains his role as president of FIC Italy and Germany. Londoño, based in Rome, will be reporting directly to Jesús Perezagua, FIC’s president of Europe …

LONDON: BT Sport is going to be made available for free to any BT broadband customer, meaning that live matches from the Barclays Premiere League will be available to watch at no charge for the first time in more than 20 years. BT Sport 1, BT Sport 2 and ESPN …

MILAN: The Italian antitrust authority AGCOM has rejected Mediaset’s accusations that Sky Italia’s acquisition of the World Cup and the UEFA Champions League reflected an abuse of its dominant position in the market. The satellite platform secured the rights to Champions League from 2012 to 2015 and the FIFA World Cup …

LONDON: Turner Broadcasting System Germany has picked up the rights for Happily Divorced, a comedy starring Fran Drescher, from Endemol’s distribution division. Happily Divorced is about the life of a Los Angeles florist who is living with her gay ex-husband. Along with Drescher, cast members include John Michael Higgins, Tichina Arnold, …

LONDON: Dorit Schilling, formerly with ITV Studios Global Entertainment, has joined Shine International as the new sales director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Schilling will be based in the Cologne office, reporting to Natrina Neylon, Shine International’s senior VP of sales for EMEA. Schilling is taking over from Lisa …

LOS ANGELES: The strong international interest in Turkish dramas has led Kanal D to head to the L.A. Screenings for the first time. There, the company is presenting Kuzey Güney, a modern-day drama, and Time Goes By…, a period drama. “Both series highlight hopes, passions, love stories, family dramas, communities …