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LONDON: Scott Gregg has been elevated to executive VP of sales operations at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, effective immediately. In his newly expanded role, Gregg will continue to oversee all aspects of the business operations that support Television Distribution's …

CHICAGO/SALZBURG: C3 Presents and Red Bull Media House are teaming up for the exclusive global Lollapalooza Livestream, which will air live on Red Bull TV August 1 to 3. The Lollapalooza Livestream will feature three channels that viewers can choose …

BURBANK: Sam Register has been elevated to president of Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Warner Digital Series, a newly created position. Register will work under Peter Roth, the president and chief content officer of Warner Bros. Television Group. His new …

BALI: FOX has a 94-percent brand awareness amongst pay-TV subs across Europe, Asia and Latin America, outscoring the likes of Discovery, Disney and others in a recent survey, Hernan Lopez, president and CEO of FOX International Channels (FIC), announced in …

VANCOUVER: BroadbandTV has been signed to track and manage fan-uploaded content for more than 200 FremantleMedia TV shows, including American Idol, The Price is Right, Got Talent and The X Factor. The agreement makes use of BroadbandTV’s content management team …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Lauren Zalaznick, who previously served as executive VP of NBCUniversal, has joined the Shazam board of directors as an independent board member. Zalaznick stepped down from her role at NBCU last September after 12 years at the company. …

SAN FRANCISCO: Crunchyroll has elevated Vince Shortino to executive VP of Japan Channels and hired Arlen Marmel as head of the company's new marketing and distribution division, among other appointments. Over the past six years, Shortino has contributed to the …

PARIS: According to the market research company Ipsos Open Thinking Exchange (Ipsos OTX), 86 percent of global respondents who watch TV indicate that they usually watch programming live, though streaming and downloading are becoming increasingly popular. Globally, Ipsos found that …

NEW YORK: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has elevated Marco Frazier to senior VP of global distribution for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In his new post, Frazier will supervise worldwide distribution for AMC/Sundance Channel Global in EMEA. Based in …

LONDON: The 2014 edition of Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), organized by Advanstar, is accepting entries for the yearly License This! challenge until September 5. The competition, now in its fifth year, gives new creative ideas the chance to enter the …