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LONDON: Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in its online betting and gaming business, Sky Betting & Gaming, to funds advised by CVC Capital Partners. Sky will receive cash of £600 million ($939 million) on completion and further deferred and contingent consideration up to the value of £120 …

LONDON: The comedy series Doll & Em, which stars Emily Mortimer (The Newsroom) and Dolly Wells (Bridget Jones’s Diary), is returning to Sky Living for a second season of six episodes. A number of high-profile guest stars will appear in season two, among them Ewan McGregor, Olivia Wilde, Evan Rachel …

SINGAPORE: The drama Partners in Crime, part of all3media international's catalogue of highlights for ATF, is based on a collection of short stories from Agatha Christie. “We have enjoyed considerable success over the years distributing crime dramas and know that buyers will be keen to view this exciting new production,” …

GLASGOW: Tern TV has been commissioned by BBC Nations—BBC Scotland, BBC Wales and BBC Northern Ireland—to produce more than 22 hours of programming, including more of the long-running gardening show The Beechgrove Garden. In addition to its recommission of The Beechgrove Garden for 2015, BBC Scotland has ordered Christmas Celebration, a …

LONDON: BT TV has become the U.K.’s first TV platform to offer buy-to-keep movies on multiple devices in addition to the set-top box, and has also launched its TV Everywhere service. Movies that consumers purchase on a BT TV YouView or Vision+ set-top box are automatically available for customers to …

LONDON: UKTV has tapped Adam Collings, currently serving as the director of channels at NBCUniversal, as head of programming for its pay entertainment network Watch. Collings will be responsible for driving viewing share, aiming to refine the channel's scheduling and programming strategy. He will also lead forward planning and editorial …

SINGAPORE: The Global Agency catalogue continues to expand, featuring a number of new dramas and formats for buyers heading to ATF. “There is a huge demand worldwide for Turkish drama series at the moment and it is also a rising trend in the Asian market,” says Işil Türkşen, Global Agency’s …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has unveiled the programming slates for its new genre brands BBC Brit and BBC Earth, which are launching in Poland on February 1, 2015. Both linear channels are set to showcase entertainment and factual content from the BBC and U.K. independents. BBC Brit will be the exclusive …

VIENNA: Austria’s ORF-Enterprise scored several sales from its various catalogues at the German Screenings, which took place in Hamburg from November 30 to December 3. Swiss pubcaster SRF took the political format Where to, Mr. President?, with plans being set to produce a pilot and continue the series before the …

LONDON: MediaGuardian has unveiled its annual U.K. media power list, ranking the BBC's Tony Hall as the most influential person in British TV, followed by News Corp.'s Rupert Murdoch. Hall, the director general of the BBC, ranked fourth overall on the list, but was first in the broadcasting segment. Murdoch, …