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World Screen Weekly, November 9, 2006 COUNTRIES: As of October 2006, KBS World was available in 36 countries, including the U.S., Russia, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia, Cambodia, France, Germany, Poland, Bulgaria and across the Middle East. …

World Screen Weekly, November 9, 2006 Exec. VP of Worldwide TV Dist. HIT Entertainment Not many people start their careers with a “baptism by fire,” but Alison Homewood did. After completing university, with just a small amount of experience in …

LONDON, November 9: Distraction Formats has promoted Alice de Maré to VP of programming, based in the company’s new London office. She will continue to act as liaison between Distraction and the rights-owners of its various formats, provide counsel to …

NEW YORK, November 9: Former Zonemedia executive Alan Hodges has joined AETN International as its managing director for the Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Hodges is responsible for managing and growing AETN’s Asian portfolio of businesses. He was previously managing …

LONDON, November 9: Jon Beazley has been named as controller of the entertainment group at BBC Vision Studios, and Karen Smith has been tapped as creative director of BBC entertainment production. Beazley, currently the BBC's controller of entertainment commissioning, will …

ENGLEWOOD, November 9: Starz Entertainment has entered into a six-year output and library deal with Warren Miller Entertainment, which specializes in winter action-sports films. The deal kicks off next month with a 22-hour “Shred Fest Marathon" on Encore Wam. The …

NEW YORK, November 9: Production has begun on the tentatively titled The Best Years, a new original series from Blueprint Entertainment in association with CanWest MediaWorks that will launch on the teen-targeted network The N in the U.S. and Canada’s …

SEOUL/LOS ANGELES, November 9: MTV Networks and the Korean game publisher Nexon are working together to create a new premium user experience for Neopets, and to market Nexon's MMOG game titles in North America via MTV Networks’ portfolio of television …

IRVINE, November 9: Interactive Television Networks has reached a deal to add titles from Universal Pictures to its IPTV platform, beginning this December. On demand titles will be available for a 24-hour viewing period after rental. "In addition to the …

STUDIO CITY, November 9: Hallmark Channel U.S.’s parent company, Crown Media Holdings, saw its net loss for the third quarter increase from $65.8 million to $84.3 million, on revenues of $47.3 million, a 7-percent drop on last year’s results. Advertising …