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LOS ANGELES: Daniel Tibbets has been appointed the senior VP of digital media, a newly created position at Bunim/Murray Productions. Tibbets will lead the company’s digital department in developing short-form programming for the web, mobile devices and other online and …

TORONTO: Production has commenced on the new CBC Television series Redemption Inc. to premiere in winter 2012. The 8×1-hour series is produced by Proper Television and is hosted by Kevin O’Leary, the Canadian multimillionaire businessman and star of the reality …

LONDON: Cineflix International Distribution has sold 69 hours of factual content to the Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset to air on Italia 1 and Italia 2. It is Cineflix International’s largest-ever deal with an Italian broadcaster. The titles Mediaset picked up …

NEW YORK: News Corporation is said to be considering placing Chase Carey in Rupert Murdoch’s CEO role. According to Bloomberg, the board at News Corp. has discussed promoting Carey—currently the deputy chairman, president and COO—to CEO, in place of Murdoch. …

SCOTTSDALE: Mobile video consumption is forecast to exceed 693 billion minutes by 2015, according to new research from In-Stat. In-Stat finds that nearly two-thirds of smartphone owners have used their device to watch video. That number climbs to nearly 86 …

MIAMI: Yolanda Talamo has been named chief human resources officer of the Cisneros Group. Talamo will be based at the Miami headquarters and is tasked with developing human resources strategies and corporate policies for all Cisneros Group companies. Talamo had …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has been appointed to serve as the licensing agent for The Football Association (The FA), representing the England and The FA Cup brands. BBC Worldwide will work to secure and manage licensees across a range of categories …

SINGAPORE: Beach House Pictures has added Roger Cheng and Mashizan Masjum to its executive team. Cheng is now the content and business development director, while Masjum will series produce a slate of programs for AETN, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. …

NEW YORK: Frances Berwick, the president of Bravo Media, has added to her remit oversight of the Style Network. NBCUniversal has promoted Berwick to president of Bravo and Style Media. The new post sees Berwick, a 15-year veteran on Bravo …

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has appointed Teri Kennedy and David Gross to its production and development team. Kennedy, who will be based in New York, is now the VP of current production, while Gross, who will based in the Los …