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MIAMI: Carole Bardasano, formerly with FremantleMedia, has been named senior director of programming and acquisitions for MTV and VH1 in Latin America. In her new post at MTV Networks Latin America, Bardasano, based in Miami, reports to Fernando Gaston, the senior VP …

BOSTON: Frontline is developing a new hour-long documentary exploring the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, which is slated to air on PBS in the coming months and will be available to the international market from PBS International. Tentatively titled …

LOS ANGELES: Kathy Page is joining Hasbro Studios as VP of production following stints at Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Television Animation. Page will oversee the physical production of programming from Hasbro Studios, which will be developing content for broadcast on …

NEW YORK: In expanding its New York operation, Al Roker Entertainment is launching a full-service creative production company that will include state-of-the-art facilities to create, produce and edit commercials, corporate films and videos, webisodes, TV promos and branded content for …

BOSTON: Un nuevo reporte publicado por Strategy Analytics halló que el 68 por ciento de abonados a televisión paga en Estados Unidos se cambiarían a otra plataforma si se les diera un descuento del 20 por ciento en sus tarifas …

NEW YORK: Reporting strong results at its studio and networks divisions, Time Warner returned to profit in the fourth quarter, following its year-ago loss of $16 billion. In Q4, the company reported improved revenues of $7.3 billion, with a net …

MIAMI: A&E Ole Networks anunció la designación de Santiago Herrera como director sénior de ventas panregionales, además de haber nombrado a Ana Maria Gómez-Sampedro como gerente de ventas para Venezuela.   Herrera, basado en Miami, Florida, con más de 15 …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Three channels from the National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) portfolio are headed to the IPTV platform Belgacom in Belgium this month: National Geographic Channel (NGC), NGC HD and Nat Geo Wild HD. NGC presents a look at science, technology, …

SÃO PAULO: La cadena destacó en una rueda de prensa los detalles sobre su cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, que se llevarán a cabo desde Vancouver, Canadá este mes.   La rueda de prensa, realizada en el Hotel …

LONDON: Virgin Media is to offer Eurosport HD to its 3.7 million customers starting in April as part of its growing stable of high-definition channels. Eurosport HD is a simulcast version of Eurosport, and will feature a range of sports …