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World Screen Weekly, December 20, 2007 VP of Sales Disney-ABC International Television Asia Pacific With offices in Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul and Mumbai, Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific has made it a priority to be closer to its clients, …

World Screen Weekly, December 20, 2007 LAUNCH DATE: The VOD service PBS KIDS Sprout On Demand started in April 2005; PBS KIDS Sprout, the 24-hour preschool digital cable channel, made its debut on September 26, 2005. OWNERSHIP: PBS KIDS Sprout …

TV Kids Weekly, December 18, 2007 ORIGIN: The animated series for preschoolers is based on a highly successful website. The Boowa & Kwala website (www.boowakwala.com) is part of the UpToTen.com platform, which, as one of the leading children’s websites with …

LONDON/PARIS, December 21: Laurent Taieb has been promoted to VP of Nickelodeon and Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) for France, as part of the company’s efforts to expand its licensing and merchandising operations in the key European market. In his new …

TORONTO, December 21: Global Television will premiere The Guard, a Canadian-produced original drama series, on January 22, 2008. The 13-part, one-hour action series follows four members of the Canadian Coastguard’s Search and Rescue team, and their daily battles in and …

TORONTO, December 21: Canadian broadcaster CTV has ordered two new, one-hour original drama series—Sniper (working title) and The Listener—with production on both shows to begin in spring 2008. The two series, consisting of 13 episodes each, were part of CTV’s …

TORONTO, December 21: Canada’s CBC Television has announced a partnership with Temple Street Productions to produce a local version of the BBC’s How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?, a new seven-city talent competition series that searches for Canada’s …

BETHPAGE/BRISTOL, December 21: ESPN2 HD is now available as part of Cablevision’s high-definition programming lineup—which features 45 HD services—to iO TV customers at no additional charge. The 24-hour high-definition simulcast service of ESPN2 is available across Cablevision’s service area on …

MUNICH, December 21: Romance TV, a new 24-hour channel featuring romantic TV movies, telenovelas, feature films and series, will launch on the Premiere Star platform in prime-time on February 14, 2008. The lion’s share of Romance TV’s programming will consist …

TEL AVIV, December 21: Dori Media Group has launched a new YouTube channel, this one dedicated to its telenovela Lalola, marking its fifth offering on the video sharing site. The new channel will contain special interviews with the stars of …