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LONDON, October 28: BBC Worldwide Channels has named Ian McDonough as its VP of commercial development for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. McDonough will report to Dean Possenniskie, the senior VP and general manager of BBC Worldwide Channels for …

HONG KONG, October 28: At its annual convention in Hong Kong, the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) released data showing that there are 71 million digital pay-TV homes in the region, out of a total of 300 …

SAN FRANCISCO/TOKYO, October 28: Online media distributor Crunchyroll is offering a number of Toei Animation’s hit anime properties through online streaming and download-to-own options. Titles included in the deal are Digimon Adventure 02, about a new enemy who appears in …

BUENOS AIRES, October 28: Flor Latina shored up a number of format and finished-program deals at MIPCOM across its newly expanded catalogue. Led by Silvana D’Angelo with new partner Pablo Rossi, Flor Latina presented a diverse slate to clients at …

LONDON, October 28: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the worldwide home-entertainment rights to Kylie Minogue’s current international live tour, KylieX2008, which will be released on DVD in the U.K. on December 1. The DVD features the two-hour concert, as well …

WINNIPEG, October 28: Children’s IPTV service Ameba will now offer the series Janet’s Planet and Booples on AmebaTV.com, which allows parents to select programming and download content directly to a set-top box. Aimed at 7- to 10-year-olds, Janet’s Planet encourages …

LOS ANGELES, October 28: Lifetime is re-teaming with Mandalay Television and Stephanie Germain Productions for four new TV movies based on Nora Roberts novels, for premiere in 2009. Four previous Nora Roberts movies aired on Lifetime in 2007, drawing more …

LOS GATOS, October 27: Netflix has upgraded its video player with Microsoft Silverlight technology, a move that expands the online movie rental company’s streaming service to subscribers with Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers. The deployment, which will initially touch a small …

BURBANK/SEOUL, October 27: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed an agreement that sees Sorority Forever, a new original series from McG and the producers of the hit Internet offering Prom Queen, airing in Korea on GOM TV, an …

LOS ANGELES, October 27: Jason Wiles (Third Watch) and Australian actress Daisy Betts are the latest cast members to join Fox Television Studios’ (FtvS) Persons Unknown, a new one-hour mystery drama. Michael Rymer, who directed the Battlestar Galactica pilot, has …