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LONDON: Discovery Networks EMEA has struck a deal with Africa’s Multichoice to move Discovery Channel to DStv’s entertainment block, while Discovery World will take over the slot in DStv’s documentary lineup. Discovery Channel moves to Channel 121 in the entertainment …

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. …

TEL AVIV: Group revenues at Dori Media Group for 2009 were down 3 percent to $48.7 million, with an increase in TV channel revenues helping to offset declines from the sales of telenovelas. Dori Media reported a 16-percent increase in …

BURBANK: Production is under way on a second season of the comedy series JONAS, which features the global singing sensations the Jonas brothers, who also front a new short-form music-driven reality series for Disney Channel. Season two of JONAS features …

LONDON: Endemol UK has promoted former deputy creative director Nick Mather to the role of head of entertainment. Mather will have oversight for the creation of new entertainment programming, leading the U.K. creative team. He will also be tasked with …

LONDON: Brightcove has been selected by Virgin Media to support short-form video content across Virginmedia.com. The Brightcove platform will be used to publish and distribute high-quality, ad-supported video across the Virgin Media website. Virgin Media offers a range of online …

CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment is continuing its cost-cutting efforts, with an additional downsizing of its workforce by 30 percent, among other measures. The company has announced "aggressive renegotiations" of vendor contracts and trade-payable obligations, as well as a substantial reduction in …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Duccio Donati, who was recently promoted to the role of executive VP at Comcast International Media Group (CIMG), discusses current trends in the market.   CIMG this week announced the promotion of Donati to …

ENGLEWOOD: Liberty Global recorded a fourth-quarter profit of $100 million, as compared with a year-ago loss of $752.6 million, on revenues that rose 19 percent to $3 billion. For the full year, revenues were up by 6 percent to $11.1 …

MEXICO CITY: TV Azteca’s 24-hour telenovela network Azteca Novelas has scored carriage in Puerto Rico on Liberty Cablevision. Azteca Novelas will draw from a catalogue of 12 new telenovelas per year, mixing fresh programming with library titles such as El …