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World Screen Weekly, February 1, 2007 COUNTRY: U.S. YEAR IT LAUNCHED: 1993 NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS: Nearly 90 million U.S. households OWNERSHIP: Scripps Networks, a division of The E.W. Scripps Company DESCRIPTION: Food Network is a lifestyle network and website that …

World Screen Weekly, February 1, 2007 President Zodiak Television World Earlier this month, Zodiak Television announced the opening of Zodiak Vostok, a new dedicated office for the Russian and CIS markets. The news capped off what has been a busy …

LOS ANGELES, February 1: Les Eisner has been named executive VP of The Lippin Group, an international entertainment marketing and public relations firm. Based in the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, Eisner will be responsible for overseeing corporate communications and public …

LONDON, February 1: Cellcast has announced the appointment of Steve Lazarus as commercial director of its user-generated content channel Sumo.TV. In his role, Lazarus will be responsible for developing strategic relationships with broadcasters, film and television production companies, mobile operators …

UNIVERSAL CITY, February 1: NBC Universal Television Studio has promoted Lauren Stein to VP of drama programming. Stein is currently a development executive for the drama pilots Life and Lipstick Jungle and also oversees current series such as Las Vegas …

LONDON, February 1: Diana Howie has been promoted to the role of acting head of commissioning at UKTV, following Jo Clinton-Davis’s decision to join ITV. Howie will be responsible for the company’s commissioning strategy and leading the team charged with …

NEW YORK, February 1: CBS Corporation has elected Leonard Goldberg, whose long TV and film career included a stint as president of 20th Century Fox, to serve on its Board of Directors. Goldberg began his career at ABC in its …

LONDON, February 1: ROK Entertainment Group has launched its mass-market 2.5G mobile TV service in Thailand, in conjunction with AIS, the country’s leading mobile network operator. The AIS ROK TV platform will be marketed by AIS to its customer base …

NEW YORK, February 1: Big Tent Entertainment has appointed Breyer Animal Creations as the master toy partner for the girl-skewing tween series The Saddle Club. The series stars three young heroines—Stevie, Carole and Lisa—and their horses. During each half-hour episode …

NEW YORK, February 1: Advanstar Communications’ Licensing 2007 International show will take place from June 19-21 in New York City. More than 525 exhibitors and 23,000 attendees are expected to converge at New York’s Javits Convention Center during the three-day …