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LONDON: KidsCo is producing a series of idents in conjunction with Astro Productions that will run on the channel’s Asian feed later this year. The idents will highlight what kids are most passionate about. Filming will take place in Kuala …

LOS ANGELES: Shine International has sold Reveille’s hit MTV reality series The Buried Life in 10 markets, including Australia, Latin America and the Middle East. Foxtel in Australia picked up the show, as did Turner in Latin America, MTV Portugal, …

NEW YORK: Showtime Networks is launching the first nationwide HD interactive TV application (iTV) with Showtime Sports Interactive, which Verizon FiOS TV customers will have access to first. Using EBIF (Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format), Showtime Sports Interactive will allow …

HONG KONG: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will host the 10th CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum on June 14 in Singapore at the Shangri-La Hotel. The day-long event, themed "More than Bandwidth, will bring together global and …

MODENA: Through a deal inked with Panini Group’s The Licensing Machine and Dentsu’s DCI-LA, the hit Japanese animated series Deltora Quest is headed to Cartoon Network in Spain. The 52×30-minute series will air in Spain on Cartoon Network on Fridays …

GRUNWALD: Effective March 1, Bernd Conrad, who most recently served as head of licensing and merchandising at TV-Loonland, takes on the role of head of licensing at m4e. Conrad will be responsible for the company’s licensing management. At TV-Loonland, Conrad …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp has appointed Philip Koh as managing director for its interactive media division, effective April 1. Koh is currently the managing director of MediaCorp Press, which owns and operates the newspaper Today. For both portfolios, Koh will report to …

MIAMI: Maggie Salas-Amaro has been named director of network strategies at América CV Network, where she will oversee the expansion and in-market strategies for CV 48, CV 24, C34 and WJAN-America TeVe channel 41. Salas-Amaro was previously the director of …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Jeff Zucker and Brian Roberts faced the House Judiciary Committee yesterday in defense of the Comcast/NBC Universal deal. Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, and Zucker, president and CEO of NBC Universal, each presented the case for Comcast’s …

LONDON: ITN Productions has landed a commission from Virgin Media Television to produce online and on-air celebrity news for its Internet channel Liv and pay-TV outlet LIVING. Under the Celebs 24/7 brand, content will be available in short form on Liv. …