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MANCHESTER: RED Production Company has elevated two members of its creative team, Caroline Hollick and Richard Fee. Hollick has become the company's creative director. In this newly created role, she is responsible for developing more original scripted content with writers, producers and directors from the U.K. and internationally. Fee is filling …

NEW YORK/MADRID: AMC Networks International is rebranding the film channel CTK in Spain to Sundance Channel, which will feature a mix of first-run original drama alongside independent films and documentaries. The rebrand takes effect October 1. On October 9, Sundance Channel in Spain will premiere the second season of the …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has acquired a 35 percent stake in Lookout Point, and will have a new distribution and co-production agreement with the British outfit for a minimum of five years. Lookout Point was launched in 2009 as a venture to develop, produce and finance high-end drama. The two first …

LONDON: Endemol has entered into an exclusive first-look development and distribution deal with the British producer Feel Films. The three-year pact sees Endemol providing development funding and deficit financing in return for exclusive first-look distribution rights on the company's output. Feel Films' TV and movie credits include Skellig for Sky …

LONDON: Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have finalized their joint acquisition of all3media, whose CEO, Farah Ramzan Golant, is stepping down. Back in May, Discovery and Liberty Global formed a JV to acquire all3media, with the view to preserve its creative autonomy while providing strategic guidance and investment to support …

PREMIUM: The chairman of CANAL+ Group, Bertrand Meheut, talks to TV Europe about the impact CANAL+ has had on the French media industry and his plans for the company’s future—always maintaining a commitment to quality and innovation. TV EUROPE: Since its launch in 1984, how has CANAL+ changed and improved …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Networks Western Europe has appointed Mertijn De Nooijer, who heads up the company’s affiliate business in Benelux, to the new role of VP of affiliate for Western Europe. The announcement comes on the heels of a decision to merge the distribution teams across Eurosport and Discovery’s Western …

MILAN: Sky and Telecom Italia have inked a new deal to broadcast Sky channels dedicated to UEFA Champions League matches and UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers on TIM’s 3G and 4G networks. The games will be available to TIM customers on smartphones and tablets through mobile broadband and ultrabroadband networks, as …

LONDON: FremantleMedia International’s diverse slate of MIPCOM offerings is set to include high-end dramas, comedies and documentaries. On the scripted front, the company will offer The Returned, Acquitted, Blue, Lord and Master and two seasons of Suspects. Comedies include Birds of a Feather, two seasons of Cuckoo, and the fourth …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group's (MTG) president and CEO, Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, has been elected as co-chairman of CTC Media, while MTG CFO Mathias Hermansson has re-joined the CTC Media board as a director. MTG non-executive board member Lorenzo Grabau is stepping down from his role as the co-chairman and a …