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HONG KONG: Executives from Lionsgate, Hulu, Google and Microsoft have been added to the list of speakers signed up for the CASBAA Convention, which takes place October 25 to 28. As the opening keynote speaker, on October 26 Michael Burns, …

BURBANK: Sean Cocchia and David Cobb have both been promoted at Disney Channels Worldwide. Cocchia has been named senior VP and general manager of Radio Disney, while Cobb becomes VP of business planning and strategy at Disney Channels Worldwide. Both …

NEW YORK/MUMBAI: Network 18 and A&E Television Networks (AETN) have appointed Ajay Chacko as president of AETN18 Media, the companies’ recently announced joint venture. Chacko will be based in Mumbai and will handle all day-to-day operational, strategic and financial management …

NEW YORK: Coal, a new series from Thom Beers’ Original Productions that looks into the lives of West Virginia coal miners, will make its way to Spike TV in April 2011. Spike has ordered up 10 hour-long episodes, which will …

WEST PALM BEACH: ION Life stocks its grid with programming on "healthy and active living." ON THE RECORD: MARC ZAND, EXECUTIVE VP, DIGITAL NETWORKS, ION MEDIA NETWORKS How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through …

NEW YORK: Jemma Adkins has been named senior VP of fiction within the sales and distribution division of BBC Worldwide Americas, relocating from the London headquarters to the New York office. Adkins, a nine-year veteran of BBC Worldwide, will work to develop …

BURBANK/LONDON: Warner Bros. Television Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Shed Media, which includes Shed Productions, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, Wall to Wall, Shed Scotland and Shed US. Shed Media will remain an independent production company, while …

BURBANK: Alastair McKenzie has been promoted to senior VP of legal and business affairs for Europe at Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD). Moving up from VP of the same post, McKenzie will take on expanded responsibilities in all aspects …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1’s Red Arrow Entertainment Group has aligned with Pontus Gårdinger to launch Snowman Productions in the Nordic region, to be headquartered in Stockholm. Gårdinger, who has more than 15 years of experience in the TV business, will lead the …

NEW YORK: World Screen sat down with Emily Rose and Eric Balfour, stars of the new eOne Syfy series Haven, to talk about the show’s success, and its appeal on the international market.   Over the last year, Entertainment One …