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SARATOGA: The streaming platform Roku is slated to begin offering WATCH Disney Channel, WATCH Disney Junior and WATCH Disney XD later this month. The WATCH Disney Channel service features a number of hit original series, including Austin & Ally, Phineas …

BURBANK: James Pitaro has become the sole president of Disney Interactive, following the departure of co-president John Pleasants. The Walt Disney Company is planning to merge the games and media operations within its interactive unit. Pleasants is expected to serve …

NEW YORK: The first issue of World Screen Reports is now available for download onto your iPad from the iTunes Newsstand, taking an in-depth look at the international business of drama. Download it here. World Screen Reports is a new …

WATERLOO: Netflix remains the leading downstream application in North America, accounting for 31.6 percent of web traffic on fixed networks, followed by YouTube, which accounts for 18.6 percent, according to the Canadian Internet monitoring firm Sandvine. Together, the two services …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has finalized several international sales for a number of titles, including Klondike, a six-part mini-series, and Bitten, a supernatural thriller. Klondike has been picked up by Discovery in Latin America, Asia Pacific, Central Eastern Europe, …

NEW YORK: World Screen is raising funds to benefit Save the Children for those affected by the devastating typhoon that struck the Philippines; you can join the efforts and make a donation here. Save the Children has sent a team …

LONDON: Greg Beitchman has become the new VP of content sales and partnerships for CNN International, joining from Reuters, where he was the global head of multimedia content. Beitchman takes on responsibility for overseeing and developing the network's content sales …

LONDON: Brand Licensing Europe (BLE) organizer Advanstar has revealed a further 5-percent growth in visitor attendance for this year's event, which was the biggest and most successful in its 15-year history. There were 7,244 retailers, licensees and sales promotion professionals …

SYDNEY: Freeview in Australia is planning an advanced electronic program guide, FreeviewPlus, which will deliver catch-up programming from the free-to-air channels. Set to launch in early 2014, the hybrid broadcast broadband TV (HbbTV) technology combines the Internet and broadcast television. …

SILVER SPRING/LONDON: Discovery Communications has bought into the Espresso Group, a leading provider of digital education for primary schools in the U.K. Espresso Education provides e-learning tools that bolster the way students learn through a mix of visual media and …