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LOS ANGELES, October 22: This year’s American Film Market, taking place November 7 to 11 in Santa Monica, will feature a slate of sessions on issues of importance to the independent sector, including film financing, distribution, production incentives and utilizing …

ARLINGTON, October 22: Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, will deliver a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Association’s 2009 International CES, set for January 8 to 11 in Las Vegas. …

STOCKHOLM, October 22: Viasat will launch a premium on-demand service for ViasatPlus HD subscribers in Scandinavia, beginning in Sweden this week. The offering enables subscribers with a ViasatPlusHD box to watch on demand all current movies on the six thematic …

HAMILTON, October 22: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) now owns 100 percent of Studio 1+1 after acquiring the remaining 10-percent stake in the Ukrainian media group. In July, CME upped its ownership in Studio 1+1 from 60 percent to 90 …

VANCOUVER, October 22: Jay Switzer, formerly CEO of Canadian broadcast group CHUM, has been appointed to the board of directors of OUTtv, the Canadian channel targeting gay and lesbian audiences. Switzer stated: “I am really pleased to be working with …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 22: Following a third-quarter profit plunge from $151 million to $54 million, on flat revenues of $1.8 billion, Yahoo! is making a 10-percent cut in its 15,000-member workforce. “An increasingly challenging economic climate and softening advertising demand …

LOS ANGELES, October 22: Studio100 and Atlantyca Entertainment have signed on as co-producers on the environmentally-conscious preschool series Dive Olly Dive! from Taffy Entertainment and Mike Young Productions UK (MYP). The award-winning show is embarking on a second season with …

PARIS, October 22: France’s Bouygues Telecom is the latest platform to add BabyTV to its service, following previous launches in the country on TPS, Numericable, Alice, OrangeTV, Neufcegetel and Freebox. Bouyges Telecom will be introducing a new triple-play service, which …

LONDON, October 22: CITVC, the commercial arm of China Central Television (CCTV), has struck a deal to represent sales for BBC Motion Gallery, the footage-licensing division of BBC Worldwide, to Chinese markets. BBC Motion Gallery’s archive content will be available …

STAMFORD, October 21: WWEKids.com, a new youth-targeted website from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), will feature a range of exclusive activities, videos and information that will connect fans with their favorite Superstars. The site will feature age-appropriate content, aimed at 6- …