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LONDON: The Endemol Shine UK label Kudos has made a number of key senior executive appointments, among them naming Jo Strevens as head of development. Strevens will focus on the origination and development of scripted content for the company, seeking new commissioning opportunities with U.K. and international broadcasters and partners …

PARIS/BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has elevated Stéphane Quéneudec to VP of sales for French-speaking territories. In his new role, Quéneudec will work out of Paris, where he will continue to report to Caroline Lang, the senior VP and managing director of WBITD. He will continue to oversee …

NEW YORK: SPI International has revealed that seven FilmBox-brand television channels are now available through VOLIA, a leading provider of entertainment services in the Ukraine. VOLIA's FilmBox package, which launches today, includes FilmBox Basic, FilmBox Arthouse, DocuBox HD, FightBox HD, Fast'nFunBox HD, FashionBox HD and 360 TuneBox. FilmBox-brand channels are …

DUBLIN: FremantleMedia has acquired the worldwide format and finished-tape rights to Lords & Ladles, a lifestyle show from Irish indie Mind the Gap Films. In the series, three chefs arrive at a great Irish country house to recreate a grand dinner from its past, though they must first draw lots …

AMSTERDAM: On October 1, the general-entertainment channel FOX is set to launch in Belgium on Telenet. The channel will be available to all Telenet Digital TV basic package customers and is set to premiere hit entertainment series, including FOX International Channels’ (FIC) dramas The Walking Dead, Da Vinci’s Demons and …

LONDON: In a speech at the RTS Cambridge Convention, BBC Director-General Tony Hall revealed the launch of an OTT video service for the U.S. next year, among other plans. In his address, Hall shot down rumors about a proposal to sell off the BBC Worldwide commercial division. "It is an …

LONDON: ITV in the U.K. is due to continue airing live coverage of the FIA Formula E Championship, along with additional highlights. All 11 rounds of the race will be broadcast live on ITV4 and ITV4 HD, with the season-ending London ePrix aired live on ITV. The network’s flagship channel …

MUNICH: Turner Broadcasting System has announced new programming leadership in Central and Eastern Europe, with Alexander Goethel becoming the new programming director of entertainment as of this month. Goethel will be responsible for linear and non-linear programming, dubbing and acquisitions across a portfolio of entertainment channels including TNT Serie, TNT …

LONDON: Scripps Networks UK & EMEA has expanded the reach of Food Network in Montenegro following a carriage deal with Crnogorski Telekom. The entertainment and lifestyle brand will be available with Croatian subtitles as part of the digital basic package. The schedule will include new commissions such as Follow Donal…to …

LONDON: Sky has invested a further $900,000 in Jaunt, a company that is working in cinematic virtual reality (VR). This brings the total investment made by Sky in Jaunt since 2013 to $1.65 million. Jaunt is pioneering an end-to-end solution for creating and distributing premium live action VR. The content …