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Insight TV has partnered with Huawei to launch its flagship lifestyle channel Insight TV and its short-form content channel InShort on HUAWEI Video in Europe.

Delivering ITV's Q3 trading update, Chief Executive Carolyn McCall said there have been "encouraging signs" in its broadcasting and studios divisions, with fourth-quarter ad revenues expected to see a year-on-year increase.

RTL Group reported stronger than expected ad revenues in the third quarter and is forecasting its total revenues for this year will be around €5.8 billion ($6.8 billion).

The French streaming platform Molotov is launching Mango, an ad-supported free platform offering movies, documentaries, TV shows and content for kids.

Mediawan is expanding its presence in Spain, taking a minority stake in Weekend Studio and creating a Spanish production hub.

SPI International/FilmBox and VIVACOM in Bulgaria have inked a channel distribution deal for FunBox UHD.

Global Screen is consolidating all sales and acquisition activities across both TV and film content, with Julia Weber to head up the business and Alexandra Heidrich exiting the company.

As part of its plans to become "the European streaming champion," Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group) is rolling out the Viaplay streaming service in ten international markets by the end of 2023, including Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and the U.S. in 2021.

all3media international has signed two new package deals in the Czech Republic, with TV Seznam adding more than 100 hours of drama to its lineup and TV Óčko picking up over 100 hours of non-scripted fare.

The BFI is investing £922,406 ($1.2 million) in new animation projects, as 15 recipients have been selected for the Short Form Animation Fund, which aims to support growth in the U.K. animation sector.