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TORONTO: John Flock has been upped to CEO of Peace Arch Entertainment Group, succeeding Gerry Noble, who exited the post in May. Flock was most recently the president and COO of the Canadian-based company, which has had its fair share of …

TEMPE: The Independent Television Festival (ITVFest), an event dedicated to independently produced original TV pilots and web series, has signed a deal to air content, including its award ceremony, worldwide through Unicorn Media’s UMedia Player Services platform. ITVFest, being held …

MELBOURNE: EXERO HDTV has acquired the worldwide rights to The Asia-Pacific Chamber Music Competition, which it will offer as a format. Held at the Dame Elizabeth Murdoch Hall in the Melbourne Recital Centre from July 1 to 5, the music …

NEW YORK: VH1 and VH1 Classic are set to air Lords of Revolution, a new five-part series spotlighting leaders of cultural transformations, as a week-long event, which kicks off August 10. Narrated by Richard Belzer, each hour-long installment of Lords …

SINGAPORE: Neil Montefiore is set to take over as the CEO of Singaporean quad-play operator StarHub following the retirement of Terry Clontz in January 2010. Clontz has been with the platform since its inception in 1999. He will remain on the …

NEW YORK/PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation has added a slate of partners to its On Demand Online trial, announcing 17 new cable channel deals today, including A&E, BBC America and E!, as well as an agreement with CBS, following news of its …

LONDON: High-definition channels from FX, MTV Networks International and National Geographic join a new HD version of LIVING on the Virgin Media platform, available to 3.6 million customers across the U.K. LIVING HD will feature shows such as Criminal Minds, …

LONDON: The BBC’s director-general, Mark Thompson, is the most influential person in British TV, according to the MediaGuardian, sitting second on the newspaper’s annual 100 power list, just behind Google’s Sergey Brin and Larry Page and ahead of News Corporation’s …

LOS ANGELES: As part of a new multi-territory deal, Fox International Channels (FIC) is to manage marketing and advertising sales for MySpace in Argentina, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Poland, Mexico and Turkey. FIC operates 170 TV services, as well as their …

LOS ANGELES: The creative producing initiative from the Sundance Institute is designed to support emerging independent producers in both the narrative and documentary fields, helping to provide assistance through labs, grants and long-term advisor relationships. Part of the initiative is …