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NEW YORK: Robert Bakish has been elevated to the newly created position of president and CEO of Viacom International Media Networks from his previous role of president of MTV Networks International. Reporting directly to Philippe Dauman, Viacom’s president and CEO, Bakish will oversee …

NEW YORK: Regis Philbin is retiring from the long-running talk show LIVE! with Regis and Kelly after having served as co-host for 28 years. Philbin announced his retirement on-air during the Host Chat portion of the show. He told viewers: …

NEW YORK/TORONTO: Syfy in the U.S. and Space in Canada are on board for a fourth season of Sanctuary, with production due to begin this spring in Vancouver for a fall debut. The 13-episode season will continue to follow scientist Dr. …

LOS ANGELES: Shine’s Chris Grant and Jordan Levin of Generate have been named as co-chairs of NATPE 2011, which also has a number of newly elected members to its board of directors, including Venevision’s Cesar Diaz, FME’s David Ellender and …

LONDON: In the wake of Erik Huggers’ resignation as director of Future Media & Technology at the BBC, the public broadcaster is reorganizing the division, separating it into two distinct areas. Huggers is leaving the BBC at the end of February …

BURBANK: The series finale of Hannah Montana delivered 6.2 million total viewers for Disney Channel, outperforming its record-setting fourth-season average by 9 percent. The finale was cable’s number one telecast in the hour among kids 6 to 11 and tweens …

PARIS: Moonscoop has wrapped up a number of deals across Asia, boosting its presence in the region following last month’s ATF in Singapore. Truevisions of Thailand picked up Gasp and The DaVincibles, while pubcaster PBS grabbed Chloe’s Closet and season two …

MANILA/SINGAPORE: Nickelodeon Asia will launch a dedicated feed for its viewers in the Philippines on April 1, offering up customized marketing opportunities for local advertisers and cable platforms. “The Philippines continues to be an increasingly important market for us, and …

VINCENNES: Former Millimages exec Marc Dhrami has been named head of production financing and co-productions at Gaumont-Alphanim, with Jérémie Fajner, deputy managing director of production financing and business development, exiting the company. Dhrami reports to Pierre Belaïsch, the managing director …

PARIS: Taking place as part of the new Connected Creativity Forum event at MIPTV, CC Ventures provides an opportunity for selected start-up companies to pitch to leading venture capital investors, media funds and entertainment executives looking for innovations in the …