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CUPERTINO: Steve Jobs is leaving his CEO post at Apple, while COO Tim Cook takes over the role and Jobs becomes chairman of the board. Jobs said in his letter to the Apple board of directors: "I have always said …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Following a deal with NBCUniversal Domestic Distribution, Fuse has secured the rights to air the NBC show Last Call with Carson Daly, beginning with the premiere of the 2011 season. New episodes of the late-night show featuring musical …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: CBS Studios International and M6 have extended their multi-year agreement to bring hit shows such as Medium, Hawaii Five-0 and The Good Wife, as well as feature films, to French audiences. The long-term partnership between the two companies …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has appointed Nick Solowski to the newly created position of manager of international sales and acquisitions. Solowski’s duties will include new acquisitions for Tricon’s catalogue, as well as in-flight sales initiatives and content sales to …

PARIS: The highly anticipated new ABC Studios series Missing is slated to debut at MIPCOM’s World Premiere Television Screenings on October 3 in Cannes. The screening, taking place in the Palais des Festivals’ Grand Auditorium, will be followed by a …

LONDON: Champion inline skater Taïg Khris is to front six hour-long specials for Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel. Taïg Khris: Extreme Adventure is co-produced by Extreme Sports Channel and Puzzle Media. Taïg Khris made headlines last year when he attempted …

LONDON: Lord Alli is stepping down as chairman of Chorion, owner of the Noddy and Mr. Men brands, after reportedly failing to renegotiate deals that would alleviate the firm’s debts. Deputy chairman William Astor has also resigned. Alli and Astor …

TORONTO: The Global Television original series Bomb Girls, starring Meg Tilly, is to begin production in Toronto on September 12, with Muse Distribution International to handle global sales. The series, scheduled to premiere in January 2012, was commissioned by Shaw …

LONDON: Chellomedia has acquired a 40-percent stake in OBN, the leading free-to-air broadcaster in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Chellomedia’s operations in Central Europe current has a portfolio of 13 channels, as well as an ad sales business (At Media). OBN, headquartered …

TORONTO: The Canada Media Fund (CMF) has made an investment of C$3.4 Million in 16 projects through its 2011-12 English Point-of-View (POV) Program, designed to encourage documentary production. The CMF received 49 applications for the English POV Program and approved 16 …