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LONDON: Morten Mogensen has been named CEO of Blu, FremantleMedia’s Danish production arm. Mogensen will be responsible for the development and production operations in Denmark, as well as for developing existing and new strategic relationships with both broadcast and non-broadcast partners …

LOS ANGELES: The yet-to-be named Discovery Communications-Hasbro children’s network, slated for launch in late 2010, has added four new senior executives to its team.   Amber Fredman-Tarshis has been appointed chief marketing officer, joining from a role as VP of marketing for Victoria’s Secret. Fredman-Tarshis …

LOS ANGELES: Nickelodeon has ordered a half-hour comedy pilot about a group of kids at summer camp from Peter Barsocchini, writer of the High School Musical movies.   Reveille and E1 Entertainment are co-producing the pilot, which follows a group …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment International (DQE) has struck a deal for its new 3-D series The Jungle Book to air on Disney channels in 29 countries across the Indian Sub-Continent and Southeast Asia. The deal provides the exclusive broadcast rights for …

HONG KONG: Coverage of the Barclays Premier League in Hong Kong is returning to cable platform i-CABLE beginning in the 2010/2011 season after three years on PCCW’s IPTV platform now TV. In a brief statement, i-CABLE said the three-year deal …

NEW YORK: The exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for This Is It, a tribute to Michael Jackson’s life and career that features behind-the-scenes footage of the King of Pop during concert rehearsals, have been awarded to MTV Networks.  The Sony Pictures Television film …

LOS GATOS: Netflix members can now instantly watch thousands of movies and TV shows directly on Internet-enabled Sony BRAVIA sets and Blu-ray disc player. Through a previously signed partnership, Netflix’s 12,000-title catalogue is available through Sony BRAVIA Internet Video-capable HDTVs, …

  CALGARY: Flashpoint was named best dramatic series at the 24th annual Gemini Awards, while Rick Mercer Report won in the comedy category. Flashpoint‘s Enrico Colantoni won the Gemini for best performance by an actor in a continuing leading dramatic …

LOS ANGELES: Burdened by nearly $4 billion in debt, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) has announced it is looking for a buyer. The Hollywood studio is exploring a number of options, which include selling, merging with another media company or remaining independent with …

LONDON: The BBC has confirmed that it will make HD services on Freeview available to 50 percent of the U.K. population in time for next June’s World Cup, and to 98.5 percent by the end of digital switchover in three …