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NEW YORK, December 12: Jeffrey Bewkes, the president and CEO of Time Warner, is succeeding Richard D. Parsons as the chairman of the board of the company, effective January 1, 2009. Bewkes will continue to serve as the company's CEO …

LONDON, December 12: Karen Vermeulen has been named director of program distribution for the U.K. and Ireland for Disney-ABC-ESPN Television. She reports to Catherine Powell, the senior VP of program sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (North). Vermeulen …

HONG KONG, December 12: Disney-ABC International Television's Mark Chan is heading to BBC Worldwide to fill the newly created role of regional sales and business development director for digital media and formats in Asia. Chan's remit is to expand the …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, December 12: Indra Suharjono has been tapped as executive VP and managing director of MTV Networks Southeast Asia and Greater China, while the executive currently overseeing those markets, Amit Jain, will take on special projects for the company …

KNOXVILLE, December 12: HGTV.com has been redesigned with new state-of-the-art capabilities and a new immediacy, with features refreshed daily, hourly and by the minute using new "self-serve" tools and templates. This includes three new home page features that will be …

LONDON, December 12: UKTV Food has bagged the exclusive U.K. TV rights for Spain…On the Road Again, featuring a culinary road trip around Spain, from ShineReveille. Produced by Frappe Productions for PBS, Spain… On the Road Again sees actress Gwyneth …

MUNICH, December 12: Today, the Danish version of SevenOne International’s hit game show Beat your Host! launches in prime time on TV2 under the title Hvem kan slå Joachim og Marianne?   The winning couple of TV2’s Strictly Come Dancing, …

LOS ANGELES, December 12: MarVista Entertainment has launched two new television movies for international distribution, Will You Merry Me? and Special Delivery, both of which will make their debut on Lifetime Television this month. The romantic Christmas comedy Will You …

SYDNEY, December 12: Planete in Poland is among the broadcasters that acquired a slate of new titles from Beyond Distribution following MIPCOM. Planete opted for Rania: The YouTube Queen, Lonely Planet: Natural Born Traveller and Out in the Cold Series …

STOCKHOLM, December 12: Modern Times Group is launching the premium service Viasat Sport Baltic in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, delivering coverage of local and international sporting events. Viasat Golf, the dedicated golf channel airing in the Nordic countries, will also …