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LONDON: Tom Davidson is exiting his role as the managing director of A+E Networks UK, being succeeded by Dean Possenniskie. Possenniskie currently serves as managing director for EMEA at A+E Networks and is a board member of A+E Networks UK, a joint venture between A+E Networks and Sky. He assumes …

AMSTERDAM: Dutch network Sport1 has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for Spain’s La Liga soccer competition. The pickup includes rights to live broadcasts and extended highlights on TV and broadband internet. At least six league games will be televised for each round, with all matches streamed live on Sport1’s online …

LONDON: The U.K. government has set out the topics for its full review of the BBC, evaluating its scale and scope, the way in which it's funded and its governance and accountability. The BBC's current Royal Charter is due to expire at the end of 2016. The government's consultation paper …

PARIS: Charlotte Toledano-Detaille is joining Lagardère Entertainment as senior VP of format acquisitions and content development. Toledano-Detaille worked with Endemol France previously, joining the company in 2001 in the development department. She also served as head of sales and acquisitions and was director of that department. Toledano-Detaille later joined Banijay …

LONDON: Endemol Shine UK has promoted Nick Mather from joint managing director of Remarkable Television to the newly expanded role of creative director of the central creative team. In this role, Mather will be responsible for the origination and development of new IP across multiple platforms, identifying new commissioning opportunities …

LONDON: Veteran TV producer Peter Salmon has been tapped for the role of director of BBC Studios. BBC Studios is the new production entity created following the separation of TV production and TV commissioning at the BBC. BBC Studios will initially be created in the public service, but longer term, …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has purchased a 51 percent stake in the multichannel network Zoomin.TV, following on its recent investments in eSports company ESL and Scandinavian MCN Splay. Zoomin is the fifth largest MCN in the world and largest in Europe, attracting more than 2 billion monthly video views …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has promoted Vanda Rapti and Christian Albeck within the group-wide content team. Rapti has been appointed to senior VP of acquisitions, responsible for the company’s ready-made content purchases across all areas. Rapti had joined MTG’s legal team in 2003 and moved to acquisitions in 2011. Albeck has been …

LONDON: Sean Doyle, who previously worked for the BBC, has joined Channel 5 as the network's commissioning editor for factual, effective immediately. Doyle will work under Ben Frow, Channel 5's director of programming. He is charged with developing new areas of factual programming as the network continues to improve its …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has inked a five-year partnership with the National Hockey League that will see NHL games broadcast across Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. MTG, which has held the NHL rights since 2009, will now show ice hockey games on TV and online through 2021. The group …