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LONDON: Viacom has revealed a new management team responsible for the programming of its Comedy Central and MTV brands in the U.K., which will be led by Louise Holmes. Holmes previously oversaw programming for just Comedy Central UK. She will now lead a combined creative leadership team as VP of …

LONDON: Sky has reported that its first-quarter group revenue is up 6 percent to £2.8 billion ($4.3 billion), with profit up 10 percent to £375 million ($580 million). Jeremy Darroch, Sky's group chief executive, commented: "We have made a strong start to the year with customers responding well to the …

LONDON: Kelly Webb-Lamb, Shine TV's current managing director, is slated to leave the company at the end of the year. Webb-Lamb joined Shine TV as creative director in 2012. She became the company's managing director the following year. Before she steps down, she will collaborate with Shine TV's senior team …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has posted healthy third-quarter sales, thanks in part to higher viewing levels, strong customer intake and rising market shares, as well as the addition of a number of new digital businesses. Sales were up 5 percent at constant FX and up 3 percent on an …

LONDON: Next month, Live at the Apollo is set to premiere on its new home, BBC Two. Moving from BBC One to BBC Two, the 11th season of the show will feature a lineup that includes Alan Carr, Dara O Briain, Noel Fielding, Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan and Russell Kane …

PARIS: ZED has inked a deal with Kino Lorber to handle the European distribution of select documentaries and classic films from the latter company's catalogue. The agreement includes the docs Seeds of Time (2014), directed by Sandy McLeod, and the 1970 Oscar-nominated King: A Filmed Record… Montgomery to Memphis. It …

LONDON: Veteran TV executive Victoria Powell has launched a new accelerator program for independent TV production companies based in London. Titled Indielab, the initiative will offer up to 15 outfits an opportunity to pitch for up to £2 million ($3.1 million) in private equity investment per company and high-level training …

LONDON: As Danny Cohen, the director of BBC Television, prepares to exit the company and Mark Linsey steps into the role in an acting capacity, the BBC has confirmed that Alan Tyler will take up the position of acting controller of BBC Entertainment commissioning. Tyler is currently a commissioning editor …

LONDON: CNN has tapped former BBC exec Inga Thordar to oversee its EMEA-based digital news and sports team. Based in the network’s London bureau, Thordar will serve as editorial and programming director for CNN Digital International. She will supervise all digital news and sports output, as well as managing, coordinating …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has sold its Russian and international pay-TV channels businesses for a total consideration of $45.5 million. The Russian channel business comprises factual, movie and sports channels, while the international channel business comprises pan-regional factual channels and the TV1000 movie channels. These transactions do not include …