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MEXICO CITY: Steve Mosko, president of Sony Pictures Television, and José Bastón, president of television and content at Grupo Televisa, met in Mexico City this week to discuss opportunities for their companies to work together. The executives met at Televisa’s San …

LOS ANGELES: TvFilmBiz International has secured the international rights to the upcoming documentary Ronald Reagan: An American Journey, which will air on network PBS in February 2011, to mark the 100th birthday celebration of Ronald Reagan, the 40th U.S. president. …

The fun-loving Muppets from Sesame Street have taught several generations of children around the world their ABCs, 123s and valuable preschool life lessons. Gary Knell, Sesame Workshop’s president and CEO, is adapting Sesame Street’s 40-year legacy to the needs of …

PARIS/CANNES: Nonce Paolini, CEO of the TF1 Group, and John Smith, chief executive of BBC Worldwide, will share the stage at a MIPCOM session next week, outlining their perspectives on the state of the global television business and what lies ahead for …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment has signed on to co-produce the animated series Get Ace with Australian production outfit Galaxy Pop. Get Ace will make its debut at MIPCOM. The series follows the comedic adventures of a 12-year-old nerd who winds up …

PHILADELPHIA/FAIRFIELD: Steve Burke has been appointed to lead NBC Universal as CEO following Comcast’s acquisition of a 51-percent stake in the company. Comcast announced the appointment this weekend. Burke replaces Jeff Zucker, who will continue to serve in his position until …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has named Plus Licens as the licensing representative for The Jungle Book for the Nordic and Eastern European regions. Plus Licens will rep The Jungle Book for merchandising and publishing in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Bulgaria, Czech …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM: Endemol has announced several changes to its creative team, with Paul Römer exiting after 15 years with the company and the creation of a Creative Board. The Creative Board will include Marco Bassetti, president of the Endemol Group; Tim …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications’ Galavisión Network is on the lookout for Spanish-language “edutainment/infotainment” programming for prime time. ON THE RECORD: SEBASTIAN TRUJILLO, SENIOR VP, OPERATING MANAGER, GALAVISIÓN NETWORK How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday …

SYDNEY: SLR Productions has landed broadcast deals for the preschool series Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare in Australia, Canada and Scandinavia. The animated series has been picked up by Australia’s ABC, and is …