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STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has made an agreement with Viacom International Media Networks to include exclusive advertiser-funded VOD content from the MTV and Comedy Central networks in its free-TV online catch-up services in Sweden, Norway and Denmark starting on February 4. MTG will also manage advertising sales for Viacom's …

LONDON: The U.K. received £158 million ($260.3 million) in international investment in high-end TV shows and animation since new tax credits were introduced in April 2013. From April through December 2013, nine high-end TV projects originating outside of the U.K., including Game of Thrones, Da Vinci’s Demons and Elementary, delivered …

LONDON: Salar Farzad, the former global financial director of Macmillan Science and Education, is taking up the position of group CFO at Zodiak Media, from February 10, succeeding Laurent Boissel, who will be stepping down in the next few weeks. Boissel, the chief financial and operating officer and member of …

LONDON: There are a slew of new comedies coming to BBC Four's schedule this year, including Detectorists, starring and directed by Mackenzie Crook. Crook stars as a wannabe archeologist who, alongside his friend Lance, dreams of striking it rich and solidifying his place in detecting history. Detectorists is a Channel …

WARSAW/NEW YORK: Cyfrowy Polsat, a leading DTH platform in Poland, is about to launch FilmBox Arthouse, a new channel produced by SPI's Kino Polska TV. FilmBox Arthouse's lineup will consist of cinematic masterpieces by Visconti, Kurosawa, Hitchcock and Fellini, as well as a number of art-house and independent productions from …

LONDON: As part of a new extended agreement with Sky, TalkTalk is set to offer its subscribers Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and 4, Sky Sports F1, and Sky Sports News on a pay-per-day tariff as part of a three-year deal. Through the expanded partnership, TalkTalk will continue to offer …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 Media has appointed Lesley Mackenzie as the executive VP of E-Entertainment, responsible for the areas of digital entertainment, online video (ProSiebenSat.1 Digital, Studio71, maxdome), online games and music streaming. Mackenzie previously held posts as group digital officer at LOVEFiLM in the U.K., Star TV Asia in India and …

LONDON: The U.K.’s BBC One has commissioned a new documentary looking at the world of shopping addiction. Twofour is set to produce the hour-long Britain’s Compulsive Shoppers (working title). Dan Adamson and Bridget Sneyd will exec produce for Twofour and Tom Macdonald for the BBC. Charlotte Moore, the controller for …

ISTANBUL: FOX International Channels (FIC) has put in place a new organizational structure for its executive team in Turkey, which is now integrated in the South Europe and Africa region. The reorganization is meant to enhance the position of Turkey in Europe, and to exploit the talent of the local …

MUNICH: Red Arrow Entertainment is set to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Sultan Sushi, the group's production company based in Belgium and the Netherlands. In March 2010, Red Arrow took a 51 percent stake in the company in Belgium. In June 2010, Red Arrow expanded the Sultan Sushi …