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NEWS BRIEF: Maltese telecoms company Melita has agreen a carriage deal with Turkish pubcaster TRT to offer its English-language channel TRT World.

MGM Television has bolstered the ranks of its newly launched international unscripted division by hiring Richard Bedser from All3Media-backed Two Halves Pictures.

Disney has extended a long-term output deal with Nordic Entertainment Group, for the first time handing the latter’s Viaplay streaming service first dibs on the latest blockbusters from 20th Century Studios.

The Turkish version of US cablenet FX has joined forces with local pay TV operator BluTV on their first original crime drama series.

Disney has recruited former BBC Studios scripted chief Liam Keelan for a new role overseeing content for its linear channels and new streaming service across Europe and Africa.

Nazarene Khan, head of marketing and sponsorship at A+E Networks Africa, has been promoted to regional manager following the departure of Yusuf Nabee.

The BBC in the UK has commissioned Banijay Group-owned prodco Fizz and Belfast-based Nice One TV to produce a new daytime entertainment show.

Germany’s ZDF Enterprises and independent producer neue deutsche Filmgesellschaft have established a joint venture to develop scripted projects for domestic and international audiences.

Charlotte Moore, director of BBC Content and BBC1 Patrick Holland, controller of BBC2 Cassian Harrison, editor of BBC4 Dan McGolpin, iPlayer and programming controller Fiona Campbell, controller of BBC3 Cheryl Taylor, head of content, BBC Children’s Barbara Slater, director of sport Email drama pitches to these execs via [email protected] Lucy Richer, senior commissioning editor, England Tommy […]