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EL SEGUNDO: The latest 3D additions to the DIRECTV lineup include the exclusive U.S. broadcast of the full-length 3D opera Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia, along with several 3D Hollywood movies. Donizetti’s Lucrezia Borgia was directed by British filmmaker Mike Figgis (Leaving …

LONDON/KIEV: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has inked a deal with Ukrainian broadcaster NEW Channel to air more than 200 episodes of Nickelodeon’s tween and teen live-action programming in the country for the first time. The slate of Nickelodeon programming …

Reflecting shifts in content-consumption habits worldwide, MIPTV is placing particular emphasis on new media this April. In partnership with GSMA, MIPTV is introducing Connected Creativity, a new global forum “bringing together technology, mobile media and entertainment professionals,” says Laurine Garaude, …

NEW YORK: Rainbow Media Global has created two new roles in its international department, appointing Sally Habbershaw as VP of scheduling, acquisitions and promotions, and Jennie Morris as director of affiliate marketing. In Habbershaw’s new position, she will oversee acquisitions …

NEW YORK: HBO has expanded its authenticated online video portal, HBO GO, offering more than 1,400 titles to its subscribers. HBO GO allows subscribers of the linear premium pay channel to instantly watch programs on their computer. The service also includes exclusive and …

TORONTO: The Banff World Media Festival has selected actor and comedian Eugene Levy to receive this year’s Award of Excellence. Levy will also participate in a master class, in which he will discuss his career, including his early years as …

MIAMI: The Univision Network is set to finish the February sweeps as the number four network in broadcast prime time among adults 18 to 34, ahead of NBC. A key driver of Univision’s viewing success is the telenovela Eva Luna, …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, Jeremy Hunt, has given provisional approval to News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB, conditioned on the spin-off of Sky News. Hunt has accepted News Corp.’s proposal for Sky News …

MUNICH/CANNES: In preparation for MIPTV, Bavaria Media Television is highlighting a number of new productions from Germany, as well as other European countries. Bavaria Media will be offering Alpha 0.7: The Enemy Within, a sci-fi thriller produced by Germany’s Zeitsprung …

LOS ANGELES: Hasbro Studios is restructuring its boys/action and girls/preschool creative units, splitting the teams into separate series development and current programming groups to meet increased production output. As part of the restructuring, Mike Vogel has been upped from executive …