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TV News: ‘Link’ creator spent three years at company — David Young, co-founder of the U.K.’s 12 Yard and the man credited with creating hit quizshow “The Weakest Link,” is leaving the company three years after it was acquired by commercial giant ITV.

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Young exits 12 Yard

TV News: Teutonic, Gallic, Dutch webs drive third quarter rally — Pan-European broadcasting giant RTL Group continued its upward trend into the third quarter thanks to strong performances from its TV operations in Germany, France and the Netherlands.

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RTL sees 8.8% revenue boost

TV News: Robert Redford delivers upbeat view of TV’s future — The Sundance Channel is increasing its European footprint — and its famous founder has joined the growing number of industry voices to declare that TV’s halcyon days are here again.

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Sundance Channel extends int’l reach

TV News: Company sets up new creative board — Endemol creative topper Paul Romer, who co-developed “Big Brother” alongside John de Mol, is to leave the company following a 15-year stint.

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Creative chief ankles Endemol

TV News: NBC conspiracy thriller stars Jason Ritter — NBC conspiracy thriller “The Event” has been licensed to nearly 200 territories outside the U.S. and Canada.

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‘Event’ goes worldwide

TV News: Giant swallows Optomen, One Potato Two Potato — U.K.-based production and distribution giant All3Media has finalized the purchase of shingle Optomen and its joint venture with TV chef Gordon Ramsay, One Potato Two Potato.

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Gordon Ramsay joins All3Media

TV News: Veteran journo was on Nixon’s ‘enemies list’ — Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon’s notorious “enemies list” in the 1970s, has died. He was 93.

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Former CBS reporter Daniel Schorr dies

TV News: Other factors in play boost Telecinco’s bottom line — When Spanish captain Iker Casillas hoisted the World Cup into the air, you’d expect execs at Spain’s Telecinco to be equally tearful with joy.

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Spanish web wins despite pricey World Cup soccer

TV News: More than 25 million watch final match in U.S. — Slowly but surely, soccer is becoming a bigger business for U.S.

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World Cup ratings overflow