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World Screen Weekly, April 24, 2008 COUNTRY: Italy LAUNCH DATE: July 2006 OWNERSHIP: Fox Channels Italy DESCRIPTION: The Italian high-definition entertainment channel Next:HD, available on SKY Italia, includes a mix of music, lifestyle programs and series aimed at a discerning, …

TV Kids Weekly, April 22, 2008 General Manager JimJam After nearly two decades at the BBC, much of which was spent rolling out the pubcaster’s international channels, Wayne Dunsford was tapped to begin developing a global network strategy for kids’ …

TV Real Weekly, April 23, 2008 Founder & CEO Control Room & Live Earth On July 7, 2007, Live Earth held the largest global entertainment event in history—staging simultaneous concerts in New York, London, Sydney, Tokyo, Shanghai, Rio de Janeiro, …

World Screen Weekly, April 24, 2008 President Fireworks International Fireworks International celebrates its third year under the ownership of London-based ContentFilm with an expanded catalogue and sales team, and a new emphasis on digital media. The last six months in …

HONG KONG, April 25: Turner Entertainment Networks Asia (TENA) has appointed Jeremy Carr as its new VP of regional entertainment advertising sales, filling the position left by Soumitra Saha, who was tapped to head TENA in December 2007. Based in …

LOS ANGELES, April 25: SaysMe, a provider of political-based, consumer-driven television advertising, has closed its Series A financing by Intel Capital, which led the round, and Prime Capital, with participation by Ashton Kutcher's Katalyst Films, outdoor-media advertising titan Bill Apfelbaum …

SAN MATEO, April 25: Jaman.com has announced a content partnership with indie film and DVD distributor Arts Alliance America, which will deliver titles such as the Morgan Spurlock Presents… series to the online download service. In addition to Morgan Spurlock’s …

VANCOUVER, April 25: Studio B Productions has inked broadcast deals for its animated series Martha Speaks, targeted at kids 4 to 8, with three educational networks in Canada: TVO, Knowledge Network and SCN. TVO, British Columbia pubcaster Knowledge Network and …

BRISTOL, April 25: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K. to produce a new 4×1-hour factual business-themed series with the working title Around the World in Eighty Trades. The new show sees city economist Conor Woodman …

LONDON, April 25: The British men’s entertainment channel Bravo has acquired seasons one through five of The A Team from NBC Universal for a daytime slot. Premiering next month, The A Team follows four ex-Vietnam soldiers on the run after …