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STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) is combining its Viaplay online pay-TV business with the MTGx accelerator to create a digital entertainment powerhouse. The combined entity will be under the leadership of Rikard Steiber, MTG's executive VP and chief digital officer. Niclas Ekdahl, the current CEO of Viaplay, is leaving MTG …

AMSTERDAM: Roy Aalderink is leaving the post of CEO of Zodiak Nederland to head up Strix Holland, to be replaced by Peter Lubbers. Aalderink has been serving as the CEO of Zodiak Media's Dutch affiliate Zodiak Nederland for the last three years. He will now be leading the TV production …

CANNES: New Worlds, co-produced with Company Pictures and Channel 4, is a lead offering for Power. Susan Waddell, the CEO of Power, says, “It features stunning locations, gritty action and outstanding performances from an ensemble cast,” which includes Jamie Dornan (Fifty Shades of Grey, The Fall), Freya Mavor (Skins, The …

AMSTERDAM: Later this year, SDI Media is set to move its owned-and-operated dubbing studios in the Netherlands from Bussum to Amsterdam. The new 1,000-square-meter custom-designed facility will be located near the A10 ring highway. It will include fully equipped recording rooms for broadcast, theatrical, home entertainment and interactive products. There …

LONDON: All of YouView's shareholders, among them BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, have guaranteed further funding for at least five more years. BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, BT, TalkTalk and Arqiva remain as equal shareholders, each retaining a 14.3-percent stake, and have agreed on a multiyear funding …

PARIS: Gregory Dorcel, the CEO of the adult-entertainment provider Marc Dorcel, is set to take part in the MIPCube conference "The Rules of Engagement: Strategies for an On-Demand Generation" on Monday, April 7, in Cannes. The session, taking place at 2:15 p.m. in Auditorium Esterel in the Palais des Festivals, …

CANNES: The format Gogglebox is a lead title from all3media international, along with Reflex, a game show from the makers of The Cube, and Sexy Beasts, a dating show. Blending together the trends of interactive programming and reality shows, Gogglebox sits in as people watch TV together and react to …

NEW YORK: Marking Novovision’s first compilation show about soccer is Pop Foot, a MIPTV highlight featuring a slew of clips focused on the popular sport. “Novovision is bringing a touch of humor for World Cup 2014 with Pop Foot,” says Francois-Xavier Poirier, the company’s founder and CEO. Other titles being …

LONDON: Next month in Cannes, Sky Vision is slated to showcase a number of series, including the upcoming comedy Working the Engels, which stars Andrea Martin, Kacey Rohl, Azura Skye and Benjamin Arthur. Working the Engels centers on a family struggling to make ends meet after the breadwinning patriarch dies. …

LONDON: The U.K.’s ITV has commissioned Shiver, ITV Studios’ factual division, to produce a prime-time special focusing on Motown tunes. The Nation’s Favourite Motown Song, a 90-minute documentary special, is set to air this summer. The doc will tell the story behind 20 Motown songs and will feature new interviews …