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PARIS: The pan-European sports channel Eurosport is now available to Xbox Live audiences on the Xbox 360. The Eurosport Player App on Xbox 360 delivers exclusive live sports content and on-demand functionality across Europe. It is launching in 20 European markets and in 13 different languages. It offers Xbox Live …

LONDON: Publishing its 2012/2013 annual review, the BBC reported total income of £5.1 billion ($7.7 billion), mostly from license fees, with £1.1 billion ($1.7 billion) in revenues generated by the pubcaster’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide. BBC Worldwide showed a 1-percent increase in profit to £156 million ($235.3 million) on revenues that were …

LONDON: The BBC and BT Sport have inked a four-year deal to share coverage of The FA Cup in the U.K. beginning in 2014. The pact marks the return of the British football competition to BBC One, after a number of years on ITV. Matches involving the England home team remain on ITV.  …

NEW YORK: RTL Group’s co-CEO, Anke Schäferkordt, has been named the recipient of the 2013 International Emmy Directorate Award, which will be presented at the 41st International Emmy Awards Gala on November 25. “Anke Schäferkordt has been a driving force behind RTL’s growth—both in Germany, Europe’s largest and most competitive television market, …

LONDON: David Ellender announced today that he is stepping down from his role as CEO of FremantleMedia International. He recently spoke exclusively to World Screen about how he has expanded the company’s portfolio and global reach. Ellender, who has been with FremantleMedia for 12 years, will be leaving the company …

COPENHAGEN: SBS Discovery Media has reached a deal with UEFA for the rights to European team qualifiers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway for the 2018 World Cup and EURO 2016. The group, which operates 20 TV brands across the Nordic territories, has secured the exclusive rights across TV, online and mobile platforms in …

LONDON: The Jonathan Ross Show is set to return to ITV next year, following Ross’s contract extension with the network through the end of 2014. The show will have a ten-part run this fall. Ross will then present a further two seasons of the Saturday night entertainment show in 2014. The …

LONDON: Blinkbox has reached agreements with Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Warner Bros., HBO and BBC Worldwide to offer customers a free preview of pilot episodes of series before purchasing. From July 24 to August 19, customers can preview such series as True Blood, Supernatural, The Americans, The Following and …

PARIS: The TF1 group posted an operating profit of 86.5 million euros ($114.2 million) for the second quarter, an 11-percent gain on the same period a year ago. For the first half of 2013, consolidated revenue was 1.2 billion euros ($1.58 billion), down 7.2 percent year on year. For the …

COLOGNE/STOCKHOLM: Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is making six of its channels available to German viewers on the Magine online-based TV delivery platform. RTL, VOX, n-tv, RTL NITRO, Super RTL and RTL II are being added to Magine as part of its subscription package. Currently, Magine is available only on Apple devices and …