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LOS ANGELES/PARIS: With four weeks to go before the first DISCOP Africa is under way, 350 participants have already registered for the event.  Launched by the organizers of the DISCOP and NATPE markets, the international conference is dedicated to the development …

TORONTO: The History Makers Board will present three awards at this year’s summit—Best Program, Most Innovative Program and the Lifetime Achievement Award—in an evening ceremony on January 29.  The Best Program Award recognizes the series or television special that has made …

LONDON: Jesus Diaz has joined BKN New Media’s Barcelona office as VP of licensing and merchandising.  Diaz will oversee all licensing activities in Iberia as well as manage agents in Italy, France, Greece, Latin America and Brazil. Categories licensed within …

LOS ANGELES: At last night’s 15th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, Slumdog Millionaire was given the statuette for best cast performance, while TV’s big winner was 30 Rock, which swept the comedy categories. The cast of 30 Rock was …

LONDON: Current has tapped James Baker for the newly created post of general manager for the U.K.  Baker joins Current from investment fund Fleming Media, where he focused on developing new IP opportunities across multiple platforms. Previously, Baker held several senior …

LONDON: Sky News and the BBC are both refusing to broadcast a fundraising appeal for people in the Gaza Strip, citing concerns about compromising their objectivity.  Both broadcasters were approached about an appeal telecast by the Disaster Emergency Committee, an umbrella …

LONDON: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has licensed more than 550 hours of series, mini-series and feature films to Chello Zone for broadcast in the U.K. The content is set to air on Zone Romantica, Zone Thriller and Zone Horror in …

LOS ANGELES: IFC’s returning original series The Whitest Kids U Know will be available to view online by Netflix subscribers the day after its TV broadcast. The new season of the sketch comedy series launches on IFC tomorrow at 10 p.m. All episodes …

TORONTO: New research indicates that a growing number of Americans 18 to 34 are choosing to watch TV shows online rather than using a digital video recorder. According to a survey from Solutions Research Group, 70 percent of the 18-to-34 …

TORONTO: The Canadian channel operator S-VOX has reached a deal to sell The Christian Channel to an Ontario-based Christian charity for an undisclosed sum. S-VOX, the parent company of VisionTV and One: the Body, Mind & Spirit channel, has sold the The …