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LONDON: Passion Distribution has finalized a series of new sales throughout Europe for Love/Lust, a Sharp Entertainment production that explains the inside history of the most iconic items in fashion, tech, food, beauty and more. New broadcast deals for the …

EL SEGUNDO: DirecTV has issued a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over its carriage dispute with Fox Networks that accuses the company of running advertisements that are misleading consumers. Fox began running newspaper ads and TV promotions that warn …

LONDON: ITV has secured the free-to-air broadcast rights for the French Open tennis tournament, which were previously held by the BBC. ITV’s first-ever live coverage of the tournament will be broadcast starting in 2012 under a three-year deal. ITV1 will air …

LONDON: Sky Arts is set to broadcast live from the National Gallery’s opening of its landmark exhibition Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court of Milan, with the Argonon Group’s Leopard Films producing the program. Leopard Films’ head of arts …

BURBANK: The ABC Television Network has unveiled the upcoming highlights of its November sweeps programming, including special Halloween- and Thanksgiving-themed episodes of some of its hit series, award shows and Jimmy Kimmel Live. To celebrate Halloween, the classic animated Peanuts …

SANTA MONICA: VH1 is expanding on its Basketball Wives franchise with the new series Baseball Wives, debuting November 30. The cast of Baseball Wives includes Anna Benson, the wife of Arizona pitcher Kris Benson; Tanya Grace, the ex-wife of retired …

MUMBAI: Turner International has named Vivek Bahl the chief content officer for India, to be based in the Mumbai office. In this newly created position, Bahl will oversee the content strategy and development for Turner’s portfolio of entertainment brands in …

LONDON: Target Entertainment founder Alison Rayson has stepped down from her position as CEO, with Emmanuelle Namiech appointed to the managing director position. Rayson, who had been with the company for 13 years, decided to leave to explore new ventures, …

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has made Joel K. Savitt the VP of production and operations. Savitt will oversee all elements of production operations for Oxygen’s current programming and development, including budgeting, scheduling, post-production management, legal, travel and other logistical issues. …

PARIS: The Canal+ Group has entered into exclusive negotiations with ITI and the TVN Group "to create a strategic partnership in Poland." ITI Holdings, which owns a 56-percent share of TVN, is aligning with Vivendi’s Canal+ for the partnership talks. …