Sky Vision, the international distribution division of the satcaster, has sealed a three-year volume deal for scripted and non-scripted content with Russian premium pay TV and SVOD platform Amedia TV. 
2018 was a good year for the CBS UK channels. The portfolio of channels, which are owned by AMC Networks International and CBS Studios International, delivered a 2.7% share of commercial impacts - an all time high and 4% increase year-on-year. 
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has launched MTV Play, MTV’s first ever direct-to-consumer (D2C) SVOD mobile streaming app. The app, which is initially available only in the UK, marks a global first in providing a full MTV long form content experience in a standalone subscription app.The app is targeted at younger, mobile-first audiences who want to watch MTV’s youth-focussed reality content. Priced at £3.99 per month following a free 30-day trial, MTV Play will offer a live feed of the MTV UK linear TV channel, and a range of catch-up and box set content. While MTV Play is initially launched via a direct subscription from either the App Store or Google Play, VIMN has announced plans to partner with telco providers in the future to distribute it. 
It's one and done for BBC One's Age Before Beauty. The BBC quietly cancelled the Debbie Horsfield penned beauty salon drama set in Manchester late last year, TVWise has confirmed. "We sometimes have to make difficult decisions to make room for new shows and Age Before Beauty won't be returning for a second series", a BBC Spokesperson said. "We are incredibly proud of the show and would like to thank Debbie and all those involved.” 
ITV2 has released the trailer for the second season of their time-travel comedy series Timewasters, which is set to premiere next month.
The Big Mouth Valentine's special will premiere on Netflix UK on Friday February 8th, it has been announced. 
Netflix is returning to Sex Education. The streaming service has renewed the comedy-drama starring Gillian Anderson and Asa Butterfield for an eight episode second season. Production on season two is set to get underway in the UK this spring. 
The licence fee is increasing. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has today issued a Statutory Instrument raising the annual fee from £150.50 to £154.50 from April 1st 2019. The marginal fee increase is to adjust for inflation and was calculated by Government using the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation, which is 2.68%.