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NEW YORK: In this video interview, Tobi de Graaff, the director of global television distribution at ITV Studios Global Entertainment, discusses the strengths of the company’s portfolio and his strategic priorities for 2010.   Announcing its annual results last week, …

LUXEMBOURG: Cost-cutting and strong results at FremantleMedia helped the RTL Group mitigate the tough ad climate in 2009, with net profit stable at 298 million euros, on revenues that were down 6.3 percent to 5.4 billion euros. The results include …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has taken on the distribution rights for the Hallmark Hall of Fame TV-movie portfolio. The made-for-TV movies are produced by Hallmark’s U.S.-based production company for broadcast in prime time on CBS. The portfolio ITV Studios Global …

MIAMI: Venevision International has started production on the new telenovela Sacrificio de mujer (A Woman’s Sacrifice), which stars Majorie de Sousa and Juan Alfonso Baptista. A Woman’s Sacrifice is a story of hope, deceit, perseverance and despair. The novela is …

NORWALK: CABLEready Productions has been given the greenlight for its first original series, Intersections, from SPEED Channel. The series focuses on the stories of two people on two very different missions, supported by two very different machines. The show has …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: On the heels of the spat between Cablevision and ABC over the weekend, a number of U.S. pay-TV providers, including Time Warner Cable and DIRECTV, have filed a petition with the FCC calling for a new set of rules …

NEW YORK: The second season of Merlin is to make its U.S. debut on Syfy on April 2 at 10 p.m., following the 9 p.m. season premiere of Stargate Universe. On March 28, Syfy has slated a marathon of the …

SCOTTSDALE: Internet TV services are unlikely to serve as a substitute for pay-TV platforms, a new In-Stat report reveals, indicating that "consumers want the best of both worlds." Keith Nissen, In-Stat analyst, notes, “Nearly 40 percent of consumer broadband household …

BUENOS AIRES: Following its participation in DISCOP Africa, Telefe International has wrapped several deals and has a number of negotiations ongoing in the region. Among the negotiations is the purchase of the format of Wild Moon in Ghana, while Trick …

LONDON: Katie Taylor, currently the executive editor of comedy entertainment at BBC Productions, has been tapped as the company’s new head of entertainment and events. Taking up her role later this spring, Taylor is the first woman to run the in-house …