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LAS VEGAS: E1 Entertainment has closed a range of deals at NATPE, with titles such as Majority Rules, Stormworld and Remedy Me heading to pay TV in Latin America. The tween comedy Majority Rules was sold to Cartoon Network. The series …

LONDON: A range of science-fiction, fantasy and horror programming from Sony Pictures Television has been acquired by Chello Zone’s Italian channel Fantasy. The programming will air throughout 2010 and into 2011 on Fantasy, which is newly rebranded and has more …

ENGLEWOOD: The series premiere of the new Starz original Spartacus: Blood and Sand brought in more than 3.3 million total viewers, a record performance for a series debut on the premium pay-TV network. Based on live plus same day DVR …

LAS VEGAS: MTV Networks Latin America and VH1 Brazil have acquired the second season of the British teen drama Skins from ALL3MEDIA International. Skins follows a group of teenagers and their personal struggles with issues such as race, religion, sexuality, …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has added Boomerang to its pay-TV platform in the Nordic region, where the kids’ channel will launch February 1. Boomerang will be available in the children and music package. From Turner Broadcasting System, Boomerang offers classic cartoons …

NEW YORK: Sony Music Entertainment has filed a lawsuit against the TV Guide Network, citing unauthorized use of some of Michael Jackson’s music videos in documentaries that aired following the singer’s death. According to wire reports, Sony maintains that the …

CHICAGO: Towers Branded Content and Entertainment, the new advertiser-led video content business from Towers Holdings, will develop and produce original programming for TV and online that integrates brands, products and services.  Towers Branded will be led by managing director Matthew Sawyer, …

NEW YORK: Oxygen Media has promoted Brie Miranda Bryant to director of development, with responsibility for supervising original programming. In addition to overseeing the development of original programming, Bryant will be responsible for bolstering the production of original series as …

MEXICO CITY/MIAMI: MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA) has appointed Eduardo Lebrija Martínez-Lavin as the VP/country manager for MTV Networks Mexico, replacing Carlos Magaña, who has decided to leave the company to pursue other endeavors. In his new role, Lebrija will lead …

LONDON: BSkyB has triumphed in its five-year-old lawsuit against Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for deceit, negligent misrepresentation and breach of contract. At the Royal Courts of Justice, Justice Ramsey found that EDS—which was acquired by Hewlett Packaged in 2008 and rebranded as …