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LONDON: Simon Lupton has been tapped by UKTV to work across its entertainment slate in an effort to increase its presence in the scripted space. Lupton has worked for three years as a commissioning editor for comedy at the BBC, and has more than 15 years of experience in comedy …

LONDON: Channel 4 has given the go-ahead to a branded-content Saturday morning show co-developed by British supermarket chain Waitrose. Weekend Kitchen with Waitrose is set to debut April 26 at 9 a.m. with co-hosts Lisa Snowdon and Steve Jones. They’ll be joined each week by famous chefs who will cook …

PARIS: The fifth edotopm of the Series Mania Festival is slated to take place at the Forum des images in Paris, France, from April 22 to 30. This year's event will host the second edition of the European TV Series Co-Production Forum, which aims to find co-producing partners for various …

STOCKHOLM: Michael Fleischer, the managing director at SF Film in Denmark, and Guttorm Petterson, the managing director at SF Norge in Norway, are leaving their positions within Svensk Filmindustri. Fleischer has been with SF Film since January 2000, responsible for theatrical and home entertainment distribution activities. SF Film's recent TV …

STOCKHOLM: SVT veteran Stefan Baron has become the new head of international co-productions at MTG's Nice Entertainment Group and executive producer for Nice Drama. As head of international co-productions, Baron will oversee the international financing of the group's drama projects and long-term international collaborations. He previously served as co-production executive for …

LONDON: TalkTalk has secured a deal with FilmFlex Movies to bring hundreds of new films to its on-demand offering, among them 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club and American Hustle. The multiyear agreement takes immediate effect. The films will be offered in both TalkTalk's Essentials TV and Plus TV …

PARIS: The extensive movie and TV catalogue of French film director Jean-Pierre Mocky has found a home at Zodiak Rights. The distribution unit of Zodiak Media acquired a range of films directed and produced through the filmmaker’s own outfit, Mocky Delicious Products (MDP), between 1959 and 2014. The catalogue’s 48 …

LONDON: BBC has ordered Two Tribes, a new game show from Endemol’s Remarkable Television, for its daytime schedule. The 30×30-minute series, set to launch on the British network later this year, is a quiz show where seven contestants are asked hundreds of questions about themselves before being split up into …

NEW YORK/FRANKFURT: AMC/Sundance Channel Global is continuing its European expansion with the acquisition of KinoweltTV, a pay-TV channel distributed throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The network airs a range of classic and contemporary films. KinoweltTV’s existing management will join the AMC/Sundance Channel Global team, which is led by Bruce Tuchman. …

LONDON: Julian Bellamy, the creative director and head of commissioning at Discovery Networks International (DNI), has been appointed as the managing director of ITV Studios UK, taking over from Denise O’Donoghue. Bellamy will take on the role later this year. During his three years with DNI, Bellamy ran production and …