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SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES, May 20: The digital entertainment services company RealNetworks has reached a deal with Endemol USA to offer subscribers of its SuperPass on-demand service full-length episodes of reality shows from the U.S. and Europe that are no longer airing …

NEW YORK, May 20: Independent non-fiction producer Atlas Media Corporation has appointed Anita Shah, previously with Lion TV, as its VP of development, effective immediately. Based in New York, Shah will report directly to Kaki Kirby, the company’s executive VP …

LONDON, May 20: Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Consumer Products are among the more than 200 exhibitors on the roster for Brand Licensing Europe, taking place in London on October 1 and 2. The studios …

HILVERSUM, May 20: Endemol International has secured deals for its new format Wipeout, set to air in the U.S. this summer on ABC, with broadcasters across Europe. The format has now been sold into Germany, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Norway and …

LOS ANGELES, May 19: PorchLight Entertainment will be presenting a broad slate of kids’ properties at the Licensing International Expo 2008, ranging from the new animated series FARMkids, Animalia and Gofrette to established brands like Jay Jay the Jet Plane. …

MUMBAI, May 19: TinselVision, an online VOD channel featuring Indian and Bollywood entertainment content, will include titles from the UTV catalogue as part of its offerings. Films such as Swades, Chup Chup Ke, Life in a Metro and Taxi No. …

HENDERSONVILLE, May 19: BlueHighways TV (BHTV), a multiplatform network that explores the people, stories, traditions and music of America, has inked a multi-year distribution agreement that will make its linear and VOD services available to Comcast Cable subscribers. BHTV programming …

LAS VEGAS/SANTA FE, May 19: New Mexico-based Zia Film Distribution has signed an agreement to represent the worldwide rights to Popovich: Comedy Pet Theater, a series featuring Russian-born Gregory Popovich, a runner-up on NBC’s America’s Got Talent last year. As …

REDMOND, May 19: Microsoft, which recently relinquished its Yahoo! takeover efforts, has proposed an alternative arrangement to the search engine giant, which is facing the risk of a shareholder revolt led by financier Carl Icahn. Last week, Icahn notified Yahoo! …

HILVERSUM, May 19: Former Fox Kids Europe chief Ynon Kreiz has been appointed as CEO of the Endemol Group, succeeding Aat Schouwenaar. Schouwenaar returned to Endemol as CEO last July after Telefónica offloaded its majority ownership in the Dutch format …