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LONDON, June 5: IPTV operator Inuk Networks has received £9.5 million ($18.5 million) in second-round financing, led by Welsh broadcaster S4C’s commercial subsidiary S4C Digital Media (S4CDM) and venture-capital firm Wesley Clover. The new set of funding will be used …

DENVER, June 5: Thought Equity Motion, a supplier of online motion content licensing and management services, has appointed Sal Siino as its executive VP of worldwide sales. In his new role, Siino will oversee the company’s growing U.S. distribution operations, …

LOS ANGELES, June 5: Showtime Networks has fast-tracked the pickup of The United States of Tara, a comedy series executive produced by Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Television and Diablo Cody, the Academy Award-winning writer of Juno. The 12×30-minute comedy, which will …

NEW YORK, June 4: American Greetings Properties has named Julie Davis as its senior brand manager and Matt Schweitzer as brand manager, based in the company’s New York City office. In her new role, Davis will focus on building and …

NEW YORK/LONDON, June 4: Beginning tomorrow, music featured on the new CBS summer drama Swingtown will receive an on-screen plug, directing viewers to Last.fm, the CBS-owned Internet radio and music community website, to hear more songs featured on the show. …

NEW YORK, June 4: Dave Sharat has been named the VP of marketing and licensing for Asia Pacific at 4Kids Entertainment, based in Hong Kong. Sharat will manage the company’s licensing and marketing activities throughout Asia, including India, responsible for …

LOS ANGELES, June 4: The Internet television service Veoh Networks has received an additional round of funding led by Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corporation, and joined by Adobe Systems Incorporated and Gordon Crawford, the senior VP …

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 4: National Geographic Ventures, in partnership with Broadmedia Corporation, has debuted a local-language version of its web portal in Japan. The site features content such as photo galleries and videos, as well as localized news and events …

LONDON, June 4: British commercial broadcaster ITV is set to launch its high-definition service on June 7, kicking off with live coverage of Euro 2008. The HD service will initially be available to viewers watching on Freesat, the free, digital …

MONTREAL, June 4: Interactive entertainment company Ludia has launched a Hell’s Kitchen USA downloadable game, based on Granada America’s hit series for FOX that stars celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. The game recreates the show’s intense competitions, featuring a series of …