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LONDON: UKTV is launching its new state-of-the-art production studios at its London headquarters next month. The facility will create 12 brand-new job roles, forming an expanded team of 28 creatives and production staff, who will produce some 2,500 promos and 700 pieces of content a year for the network. Previously, …

MUNICH: Two new appointments have been made to the management board of Red Arrow Entertainment Group: Henrik Pabst, the managing director of Red Arrow International, and James Baker, who is taking on an expanded role as managing director for Red Arrow U.K. and global scripted strategy. Led by Red Arrow …

LONDON: TCB Media Rights has hired former Cineflix Rights exec Kate Llewellyn-Jones to serve in the newly created post of managing director. Llewellyn-Jones has been with Cineflix since its inception, working for managing director Paul Heaney, who is now CEO of TCB Media Rights. Llewelyn-Jones was promoted to head of …

LONDON/OSLO: As Nordic World reorganizes its senior team, Ann Christin Siljan has been promoted to the position of VP of acquisitions and Paulina Eklund to the role of VP of sales. The restructuring follows the bankruptcy of Absolutely Independent earlier this year. Siljan joined Nordic World three years ago as …

PARIS: Discovery Communications is launching the video streaming service Dplay in Europe, delivering general entertainment, live sports and nonfiction programming. First launched in Norway last year, a new version of Dplay is now available as a beta product in Denmark, Italy and Sweden. There are plans to extend the service …

AMSTERDAM: Netflix is set to arrive in Spain in October, offering a fully localized version with subtitles and dubbing. At launch, the Netflix lineup will include such original series as Marvel’s Daredevil, Sense8, Bloodline, Grace and Frankie, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Marco Polo and documentaries Virunga, Mission Blue and docuseries …

STOCKHOLM: C More Entertainment has named Bo Thörnwall as director of programs, ahead of the launch of a new SVOD service. Previously, Thörnwall was part of the program acquisitions team for C More and its sister company TV4. As director of programs, Thörnwall will be responsible for all non-sports C …

LONDON: ITV has tapped STV Productions, with GroupM Entertainment, to produce a new comedy panel show for ITV2, Safeword. The 7×45-minute series will begin airing in July. It will be hosted by Rick Edwards (Tool Academy) and feature regular captains Katherine Ryan (Have I Got News For You) and David …

LONDON: This November, BBC Worldwide is slated to host a festival celebrating the international hit Doctor Who featuring special appearances by showrunner Steven Moffat and current series lead Peter Capaldi. The Doctor Who Festival will run from November 13 to 15 at ExCel in London. The event will include sets …

AMSTERDAM: Netflix is planning to launch in Italy and Portugal this October, alongside the previously announced plans to bring the service to Spain that same month. The fall launch in Italy will bring users a fully localized version, offering Italian subtitles and dubbing. In Portugal, Netflix will offer Portuguese subtitles. …