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LOS ANGELES: Reed Manville has been named executive VP of international channels at CBS Studios International, reporting directly to the company’s president, Armando Nuñez. In this newly created role, Manville will be responsible for overseeing CBS’s international channel strategy, and …

 LOS ANGELES: The first night of NBC’s The Jay Leno Show on Monday night captured an estimated 18.4 million viewers, the largest audience for an entertainment show since the American Idol finale in May. The Jay Leno Show represents a …

LONDON: Andy Duncan, the chief executive of the U.K. broadcaster Channel 4, will step down before the end of the year.   “By any measure, it’s been a great five years, during which time we’ve punched well above our weight, …

HONG KONG: The Endemol Group is reorganizing its businesses across Asia with all operations in the region reporting directly into Arjen van Mierlo, the CEO of Asian Operations, and Edward Sharples, the managing director of Endemol South East Asia is …

NEW YORK6: Richard Parsons, currently the chairman of Citigroup and former chief executive of Time Warner, will become a senior adviser to Providence Equity Partners, the private equity firm that owns stakes in a number of media companies including Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Hulu …

LOS ANGELES, September 16: David James Elliott, formerly in the CBS series JAG, will star in Man of the House, a Hallmark Channel original movie, which will premiere in 2010.   The movie focuses on a workaholic ad agency executive …

TORONTO: DECODE Enterprises has sold a number of preschool series to broadcasters in Australia. ABC TV has renewed its deal for the preschool series Franny’s Feet while Disney Channel Australia and New Zealand has picked up Halifax Films active series …

NEW YORK: True Blood finished its sophomore season on HBO on Sunday with 5.1 million viewers at 9 p.m., more than double the season one finale, while Hung ended its debut outing as the premium cable network’s most watched freshman …

STAMFORD: World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) CEO, Linda McMahon, is stepping down after announcing her candidacy for the U.S. Senate, representing the state of Connecticut.  Vince McMahon will take over the CEO responsibilities, in addition to his current post as chairman. …

DALLAS: The revenues from the delivery of Internet video to television sets is forecast to rise from just $1 billion this year to $5.7 billion in 2014, driven by the rollout of broadband-enabled TVs. The forecast comes from research firm …