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LONDON/TORONTO: Cinemavault and its sub-agent MercuryMedia have struck a range of international deals for the documentary I.O.U.S.A., which examines America’s rapidly growing national debt.  Those picking up the doc include BBC TV in the U.K., CBC in Canada, SVT in Sweden, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration yesterday generated millions of online video views, with CNN.com alone shattering records with 21.3 million live streams around the world. As at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time yesterday, CNN.com had generated more than 136 million …

TOKYO: TMS Entertainment is moving forward on the production of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, a new version of the original Saint Seiya manga series. The original manga of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas has been published in the weekly …

CINCINNATI: Procter & Gamble (P&G) has partnered with BET Networks to create a TV series in support of its "My Black is Beautiful" campaign, aimed at supporting a national conversation by, for and about black women. The first episode of the …

PARIS: Despite the downturn, M6 is recording stable 2008 revenues of 1.35 billion euros, helped along by ad gains at its digital channels. The RTL-owned broadcaster also expanded its market share in the year, both in terms of viewership and …

LONDON: Disney-ABC Worldwide Television and Disney Media Networks have announced the appointment of Stephen Moore as executive VP and managing director of Disney-ABC-ESPN Television for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada.  Moore will be based in London, reporting to Ben …

DOHA: Al Jazeera Network has secured distribution for five of its channels, including Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, with the Lebanese cable operators ECOnet and Cablevision. The deals cover carriage for Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera …

COLOGNE: Unitymedia Group has brought on Joachim Grendel to serve as its COO and managing director, effective March 1.  Grendel joins Unitymedia from The Boston Consulting Group, where he spent the last ten years serving in various roles. He will …

LONDON: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) has scored the DVD and download-to-own rights for FremantleMedia’s BBC One drama Merlin for more than 60 markets. The show, from Shine Productions, has been licensed by FremantleMedia into some 112 territories, including the U.S. with NBC, …

LOS ANGELES: Indie producer and management studio Generate has hired Chris Pollack and Will Lowery to join its growing management division and diversify its client base.  Pollack joins Generate from running his own independent management firm. He has worked with …