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MADRID: Shine Iberia has hired Ruth Martínez, who joins from Boomerang TV, as its new head of acquisitions. Previously, Martínez was the head of acquisitions and sales in the international department at Boomerang TV. Before this, she was the commercial manager at 3Koma. She was previously director of TV shows …

OSLO: The Norwegian cable operator Altibox has strengthened its relationship with Warner Bros., now set to deliver full seasons of such shows as Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory. Seasons one through ten of Two and a Half Men will be available to Altibox customers in …

STOCKHOLM: Morten Aass has been appointed as the new president and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group, as Patrick Svensk, the current chairman and CEO of Nice Entertainment Group and executive VP of content for Modern Times Group (MTG), is leaving the company. Aass was the CEO of Nice Entertainment Group …

MUNICH: The overall quality of pilots the Hollywood studios presented this year at the L.A. Screenings was high, although there was no single breakout hit, according to ProSiebenSat.1’s Rüdiger Böss. As senior VP of group programming acquisitions for the German media giant, Böss buys for a broad range of channels, …

LONDON: There was depth and breadth to the pilots offered at the L.A. Screenings this year, according to Sarah Wright, the controller of acquisitions at British pay-TV behemoth Sky. “There was everything from high-concept shows like Odyssey (NBCU) and Gotham (WBITD), to romantic comedies such as Marry Me (SPT) and …

LONDON: Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of content at Sky, has announced that she is exiting the role later this year. Turner Laing has been with Sky for 11 years. As MD of content, she has been responsible for Sky's portfolio of entertainment, movie and news channels, as well …

LONDON: A+E Networks UK has launched Crime + Investigation (CI) in Slovakia on two new operators, while securing additional carriage for HISTORY in the country as well. CI is now available on IPTV and DTH operators Slovak Telecom and DIGI Slovakia. The channel is home to such series as The …

LONDON: Sam Bickley has been named acting channel editor for BBC Three, taking over from Zai Bennett, who is leaving the BBC next month. Bickley has been responsible for commissioning across BBC One, Two and Three since joining the BBC in 2010. Bickley is currently the head of commissioning for …

PREMIUM: The L.A. Screenings offered a broad range of pilots, both in terms of quality and of variety, according to Jörg Graf, the head of acquisitions for RTL Mediengruppe. “From our perspective all the major studios offered a huge portfolio of very different shows, for network, cable or SVOD platforms,” …

HILVERSUM: Tatiana Lagewaard has become the creative director of Nice Entertainment Group's Strix Holland. In her new post, Lagewaard will supervise the production company's in-house creative team and is charged with the development of new original ideas. She will also handle the adaptation of international formats for the Dutch market. …