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NEW YORK: RHI Entertainment has put in place new members for the office of the CEO, following the exit of president and CEO Robert Halmi, Jr. announced earlier this month. In the wake of the departure of Halmi, Jr., along …

LOS ANGELES: Following the return of The Walking Dead to AMC on October 16, Fox International Channels (FIC) will begin its second-season rollout of the show globally starting October 17. The show returns to AMC on Sunday, October 16, and …

SILVER SPRING: The new Animal Planet series tentatively titled The Faroe Islands Project follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as they try to stop the annual whale killings in the Danish Protectorate of the Faroe Islands. A companion series to …

LONDON: BabyTV has been added to the DTH satellite platform Dish TV and the D2H satellite service Videocon in India. The 24/7 commercial-free network is already on SUN Direct DTH and India and available around the country in the DVD …

LOS ANGELES: Jesus Perezagua has been named the president of Fox International Channels for Europe and Africa, and Jason Thorp was made the executive VP of content for the same regions. Perezagua will continue to be based in Amsterdam and …

TORONTO/NEW YORK: The online and mobile video site iThentic, which offers a curated library of short-form video content, has released 26 web series in the comedy, drama and documentary genres. All of the series will be available at the same …

LONDON: Facebook founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg takes the top spot on the MediaGuardian 100 annual list of the most powerful people in media, while Rupert Murdoch fell from fourth place to sixth and son James dropped off the …

LONDON/DUBAI: Sony Pictures Television Arabia has licensed its locally produced version of the American series Everybody Loves Raymond to Dream TV in Egypt, Murr Television in Lebanon and the Saudi Arabian IPTV service Intigral. The 30-episode sitcom produced in Egypt …

LONDON: Revenues from the global sales of on-demand movies and TV programs are expected to reach $5.7 billion in 2016, up from $3.6 billion in 2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The On-demand TV Forecasts report …

TORONTO: TELETOON Canada has disclosed its fall lineup for TELETOON, TELETOON at Night and TELETOON Retro, which are to feature new series and additional seasons of returning programs to debut on September 5. The TELETOON lineup will include The Looney …