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MIAMI: Discovery U.S. Hispanic has appointed Maria Badillo as director of programming and acquisitions for its Spanish-language networks, including Discovery en Español and Discovery Familia. Badillo will be responsible for developing the programming strategy for the Spanish-language networks, while also …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE: CBS Corporation is making full seasons of more than a dozen hit shows, including The Tudors, Numb3rs and Medium, available for streaming through Amazon. Through the non-exclusive deal, Amazon Prime customers can instantly stream and watch some 2,000 …

LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron announced today that the phone-hacking inquiry he has established, sparked by the News of the World scandal, will be extended beyond newspapers to broadcasters and social media. "We’ve set up a wide-ranging and independent …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group (MTG) has had another quarter of "record sales and operating profits," reporting a pre-tax profit of SEK1.352 billion ($209 million) for its half-year results, a 22-percent gain. Total net income for the half-year financials was up …

LOS ANGELES: Anthony Zuiker, the creator behind the hit CSI franchise, has signed a three-year first-look deal with ABC Studios, ending his 12-year working relationship with CBS Television Studios. Zuiker and his Dare to Pass Productions outfit are teaming up …

LOS ANGELES: Global Eagle Acquisition Corp., led by Harry Sloan and Jeff Sagansky, has brought on former Telemundo CEO Jim McNamara and venture capitalist and former Sony Pictures Entertainment executive VP Dennis Miller to its board of directors. Global Eagle …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group has signed a deal with Endemol subsidiary WeiT Media to adapt the teen daily dramas Split and Diggers for the Russian market. The teen vampire drama Split was originally produced by Dori Media Darset for …

LOS ANGELES: Twentieth Century Fox is taking its hit animated series Family Guy into the gaming arena with a new free-to-play, 3D multiplayer online experience. Family Guy Online is set in a 3D virtual Quahog, where players can interact with …

SINGAPORE: StarHub has added to its channel lineup MNC Business and the Malay-language feed of the Malay-language feed of Sony Pictures Television Networks Asia’s One. MNC Business is a 24-hour channel that provides business and financial news and reports on …

TORONTO: Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group is teaming up with Roddenberry Entertainment to develop an animated kids’ comedy that will chronicle the adolescent years of science-fiction icon Gene Roddenberry. Gene’s Journal will be based on the web comic created by …