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BURBANK, May 9: The Walt Disney Company has inked a new contract with Stephen McPherson, the president of entertainment at ABC, whose tenure thus far has witnessed a dramatic turnaround for the network. McPherson took on his current role in …

LONDON, May 9: HIT Entertainment is expanding its home-entertainment business, announcing new promotions within the division. Helmed by Gavin Metcalfe and supported by Luciana Bianchi, the EMEA team will now be responsible for Asia/Japan, helping to drive continued growth in …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Warner Bros. is closing down its Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures studios, its president and COO, Alan Horn, announced yesterday. "With New Line now a key part of Warner Bros., we're able to handle films across …

HOLLYWOOD, May 9: David Chase, the Emmy Award-winning creator of the HBO hit The Sopranos, has inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce his first feature film. Chase has a long-standing relationship with Brad Grey, the …

NEW YORK, May 9: The theme of MTV Networks’ Upfront presentation to advertisers in New York yesterday was “Return on Innovation,” as the Viacom unit showcased the breadth of its multiplatform brands, including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Logo, among …

CAGLIARI, May 9: Tiscali Italia has inked a deal with Disney-ABC International Television to make more than 70 Disney movies available via VOD on six channels on Tiscali TV. Recent movies such as Enchanted and library feature films like Pirates …

NEW YORK, May 9: Today’s first annual Joan Ganz Cooney Center Symposium, “Logging Into The Playground: How Digital Media Are Shaping Children’s Learning,” presented the results of three special reports that focused on the educational potential of new media in …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Pangea Day, a four-hour global event created by documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, will be broadcast on TV in 150 countries, as well as via a live webcast and on mobile phones, this Saturday, May 10. YouTube …

WASHINGTON D.C., May 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has expanded its reach with the launch of National Geographic Channel HD (NGC HD) in Austria and Switzerland. Starting this month, the channel will be available in both countries through the …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Echo Bridge Entertainment has completed its first set of licensing agreements on the former Alliance Atlantis International Distribution catalogue. In Europe, France’s Canal J picked up the teen properties Degrassi: The Next Generation and Instant Star, …