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NEW YORK: The newly created post of COO at Viacom has been filled by Thomas Dooley, formerly the senior executive VP, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. Dooley will continue to report to Philippe Dauman, the president and CEO of …

TORONTO: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has struck a deal to provide Rogers Communications with programming for its cable, online, mobile and on-demand services. The agreement includes extended linear channel availability and cross-platform content from CBC’s specialty channels bold and …

BUENOS AIRES: Shanghai Media Group has signed on to co-produce with Telefe International and Spain’s DOT a Chinese version of the telenovela Heartbeat. Production begins in July on a 40-episode first season. Announcing the format deal, Alejandro Parra, director of Telefe International, …

LONDON/MUNICH: The German channel Das Vierte has been sold by current owners Mini Movie International Channel to Phoenix Medien, the Munich-based subsidiary of British outfit Spirit On Media. Launched by NBC Universal in 2005, Das Vierte reaches more than 34 million …

LONDON: Channel 4 Features has commissioned Remarkable Television, an Endemol company, to produce a version of Supersize vs Superskinny that targets the trend of dysfunctional relationships with food starting at an increasingly young age. In Supersize vs Superskinny Kids, two …

SANTA MONICA: Ovation has slated a two-week tribute to Broadway, called Music of the Night, to coincide with the Tony Awards ceremony in June. Music of the Night kicks off on June 6 at 7 p.m. with a nod to …

LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company has signed up several new licensees for Dinosaur Train, with 23 licensing partners now on board for the series in the U.S. Some of the recent domestic partners for the property are DecoPac for …

SILVER SPRING: The documentary Cropsey, which examines the mystery surrounding five missing children in Staten Island and the real-life "boogeyman" linked to their disappearances, is to make its broadcast premiere on Investigation Discovery (ID) on August 13. Filmmakers Joshua Zeman …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON: DRG has been tapped to represent The Gurin Company’s newly commissioned entertainment format Get Up and Dance, which is slated to premiere later this year on CMT in the U.S. DRG holds the worldwide rights, excluding North America …

NEW YORK: Speaking to CBS shareholders yesterday, Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom and CBS Corporation, reiterated that he has no plans to sell either of the companies. According to wire reports, Redstone said: "I will never, N-E-V-E-R, sell Viacom or CBS," …