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LOS ANGELES: Duccio Donati has been promoted to the position of executive VP of Comcast International Media Group (CIMG), expanding his remit to include the company’s channel brands outside of the U.S. Donati’s new role includes direct reports and oversight of E! …

SANTA MONICA: The Japanese fantasy-adventure series Deltora Quest is slated to air in Australia and New Zealand on Cartoon Network, starting this April to coincide with the re-launch of the book series of the same name. Cartoon Network will also …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has completed a new round of deals for the animated series Wibbly Pig, which is headed to ABC in Australia to air later this year. TVB in Hong Kong, EBS in Korea and RTE in Ireland have …

DAKAR: Patrick Jucaud, the general manager of DISCOP, discusses the opportunities in the African market as the third edition of DISCOP Africa kicks off in Senegal. As you read this, the third edition of DISCOP Africa will have opened its …

SYDNEY: BBC Worldwide Australia has sold the new 3×90-minute contemporary re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes to Nine Network in Australia, where it will air later this year. A Hartswood Films production, the new series is set in modern-day London. It stars Benedict …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment and Disney Channel have teamed up to co-produce Sixteen Wishes, which will premiere in the U.S. this summer and later on Disney Channels around the world. Sixteen Wishes stars Debby Ryan (The Suite Life on Deck) …

NEW YORK: Production is under way on a new half-hour entertainment magazine-style program, in the Qube, which is the first original series created specifically for Sony Pictures Television’s worldwide ANIMAX channel. Produced by Embassy Row and distributed by Sony Pictures …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International’s telenovela India: A Love Story has been sold to a number of broadcasters in Asia, with negotiations ongoing for the series to air on several outlets in the region. The novela has been sold to …

HAMILTON: For the fourth quarter, Central European Media Enterprises (CME) reported net revenues of $252.1 million, a 14-percent decline on the year-ago period, with a net loss that was down from $328.1 million to $55.3 million. In the year, meanwhile, revenues …

BETHPAGE: Cablevision Systems Corp. is developing a new service, PC to TV Media Relay, which will allow digital cable customers to transfer content from their PCs to the television set without any additional equipment. Trials for the new service are …