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BritBox UK, which gives subscribers access to the best of British television, will join Prime Video Channels and be available to Prime members in the U.K. with an add-on subscription this spring.

Leonine Studios has appointed the former Hulu and Google executive Heather Moosnick to its advisory board.

SPI International/FilmBox and Vodafone Portugal have inked a new distribution deal for SPI’s Gametoon channel.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has acquired the exclusive rights to UEFA Europa League and the new UEFA Conference League for Viaplay in Poland.

The Edinburgh TV Festival, brought to you by YouTube and Freeview, has tapped Georgia Brown, director of European originals for Amazon Studios, to be the advisory chair for the 2021 festival.

Fourth-quarter revenues at ProSiebenSat.1 Group were up 11 percent to €1.5 billion ($1.8 billion), including a 3 percent gain in entertainment ad revenues.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has signed a distribution deal with Tet in Latvia.

The Royal Television Society has revealed the nominees for its RTS Programme Awards 2021, in partnership with Audio Network, with the BBC leading the pack with 40 nominations.

The BBC is planning to make BBC Three a linear broadcast channel once again, set to relaunch in January 2022.

ViacomCBS Networks UK (VCN UK) has launched MTV Play, MTV’s direct-to-consumer SVOD streaming service, on Virgin TV.