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Sebastian Heinlein is joining SEO Entertainment as head of development and creative director.

Bavaria Film has acquired Story House Productions in Berlin and Story House Pictures in Unterföhring, expanding its business into factual and factual entertainment.

UKTV has unveiled a pair of initiatives for underrepresented writers in comedy and drama and plans to commission an anthology series for Dave that will be written, made and performed by diverse talent.

The Walt Disney Company EMEA has unveiled its initial slate of European originals for Disney+, spanning drama, comedy, sci-fi and documentary.

The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 will integrate Digital UK, which runs the Freeview TV digital terrestrial service, with Freesat, the U.K.'s subscription-free satellite television service.

SPI International/FilmBox and eir have concluded a distribution agreement for FilmBox Arthouse, Gametoon, Fast&FunBox, DocuBox and FashionBox.

Palatin Media has made equity investments in the U.K.-based sister companies Rocket Rights and Rights Booster, which manage TV sales and VOD rights, respectively.

The Pluto TV AVOD service has launched in France, offering 40 original channels across different genres with programming highlights such as Star Trek, SpongeBob SquarePants and iCarly.

Christoph von Issendorff has departed the Munich-based TV production company Constantin Entertainment as he eyes other international projects.

Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) has secured a comprehensive package of international top-tier football for its Viaplay streaming service in the Baltic countries.