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BURBANK: Carolina Lightcap, the president of Disney Channels Worldwide, is exiting her post, effectively immediately, while Gary Marsh steps into the president role, along with his duties as chief creative officer. Lightcap joined The Walt Disney Company in 2000. She …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Paul Telegdy, who brought NBC recent hits such as The Voice, has been promoted to the newly created post of president of alternative and late night programming. Telegdy had been serving as executive VP of alternative for NBC, where …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central, E!, Spike, Syfy and VH1 are among the new partners to join the roster for the upcoming New York Television Festival (NYTVF). The event kicks off September 20, set to welcome more than 200 official artists …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group is launching its third free-to-air channel in Lithuania, TV8, focused on women ages 35-plus. The channel, set to launch October 3, will complement MTG’s family-focused TV3 and male-skewed TV6. TV8 will focus on female-oriented programming in Lithuanian …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has signed license agreements with Freeze, a division of Central Mills, and ABG Accessories for product lines for the kids’ series Almost Naked Animals. Freeze has secured rights for apparel, while ABG has secured the rights …

NEW YORK: Dave Serwatka has been promoted to VP of current and cross-platform productions at Bravo Media. Serwatka, who previously held the role of VP of production, will continue to oversee the production of several Bravo series and the development …

TORONTO: The Shaftesbury web spin-off series Murdoch Mysteries: The Curse of the Lost Pharaohs has been picked up by the UKTV crime channel Alibi as an online precursor to the premiere of season five of Murdoch Mysteries in 2012. The …

LONDON: Nintendo DS and PC activity games are set to be created by Avanquest Software for the twofour54 preschool series Driver Dan’s Story Train. Avanquest Software will create and publish a Nintendo DS and PC activity collection of 12 to …

COLOGNE: ohm:tv is preparing to present a range of formats, such as the reality shows Sell Me Your Style, EXPAT$ and Lonely Hearts Club, at this year’s MIPCOM. Available to buyers at the market is the new fashion format Sell …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has secured the new adventure series Born To Explore, starring explorer Richard Wiese. The 13×1-hour series features scientist-adventurer and Emmy Award-winning producer Wiese traveling across the continents in search of experiences not found in guidebooks. …