Austria to Cover Costs for Productions Delayed or Shut Down Due to COVID-19

Comcast-owned Sky and Sony Pictures Television have struck a new long-term content partnership across the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFormer Hulu exec Johannes Larcher, who most recently worked for Dubai-based MBC Group, has been appointed head of WarnerMedia’s HBO Max International.Larcher, who is a dual U.S.-Austrian national, will join the company in August and report to Gerhard Zeiler, chief revenue officer for WarnerMedia, and president of WarnerMedia International Networks.Larcher worked at Hulu from 2009 to 2013 and served as senior VP for international.

Get the latest politics news sent straight to your inbox every FridayNicola Sturgeon has confirmed a list of countries which will be exempt from Scottish quarantine restrictions.The First Minister revealed that 39 nations will form so-called air bridges with airports in Scotland - meaning Scots can travel there and not have to enter a 14-day period of quarantine on their return.Among the countries are France, Italy, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Poland.But quarantine

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEuropean pay-TV operator Sky and Sony Pictures Television have agreed a new long-term partnership across the U.K., Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.The deal includes a multi-year extension across all markets to the exclusive first pay window, and access to Sony’s film library, and extends to all of Sky’s transactional services across its markets.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorSky and Sony Pictures Television have signed a new “long-term” partnership that will give the Comcast-owned pay-TV operator access to Sony’s movies across the UK and Ireland, Germany, Italy, Austria and Switzerland.The deal builds on an agreement signed in 2016 and means new Sony Pictures Entertainment releases, including Jumanji: The Next Level, Little Women and Bad Boys For Life, will be carried by Sky Cinema.

Vienna Blood, the period crime drama set in 1900s Austria that also aired on the BBC in the U.K. and PBS in the U.S., will get a second season.

Jamie Lang Austrian broadcaster ORF and Germany’s ZDF have commissioned a three-episode season two for period crime drama “Vienna Blood,” produced by Endor Productions — a Red Arrow Studios company — and MR Film. After successful season one runs in the U.S.

straight to your inboxManchester United favourite Paul Scholes believes the club made a mistake in the transfer market by not signing Erling Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg.The Norwegian forward left the Austrian side during the January transfer window to join Borussia Dortmund, going on to score 13 goals in 15 Bundesliga appearances in the second half of the season.Scholes has admitted he wasn't too aware of the forward ahead of the return of football following the coronavirus crisis but, having

Jake Kanter International TV EditorVienna Blood, the adaptation of Frank Tallis’ novels, has been renewed for a second season by Germany’s ZDF and Austria’s ORF, while BBC Two and PBS have again come aboard the drama series.Red Arrow Studios-owned Endor Productions and Austria’s MR Film will produce another three feature-length episodes, with Sherlock writer Steve Thompson and Robert Dornhelm (Anne Frank: The Whole Story) again writing and directing respectively.The first series starred Matthew

came to an end Monday when he died at his home in Beverly Hills.But the Bronx-born 98-year-old’s legacy will live on forever.Born on March 20, 1922, to Jewish immigrants from Austria and Romania, Reiner, a true Renaissance man, made a permanent imprint on American comedy.The nine-time Emmy-winning and Grammy-winning entertainment icon acted in over 40 films, held countless TV roles – including the part of TV variety show host Alan Brady on the “The Dick Van Dyke Show” — directed 15 movies, and

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Jake Kanter International TV EditorStarzplay has acquired the second season of Ramy Yousseff’s Golden Globe-winning comedy Ramy for the UK, Austria, Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. The streaming arm of U.S.