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HONG KONG/TAIPEI, October 2: Jason Siu, who currently oversees STAR’s Taiwan business, is shifting over to the Hong Kong-based position of general manager of Chinese movies, with Daniel Cheung assuming the role as CEO of STAR Taiwan. Cheung, who has …

CHICAGO, October 1: U.S. media and entertainment companies have “generally healthy” liquidity, according to research from Fitch Ratings, with media conglomerates like Disney and News Corp. positioned well to weather the current financial crisis. Fitch notes that Disney, News Corp., …

FRANKLIN, October 1: The Entertainment Rights-owned Big Idea, a producer of faith-based kids’ and family properties, has tapped Mike Nawrocki, the co-creator of VeggieTales, as its VP of development. In this newly created position, Nawrocki will oversee all creative and …

NEW YORK, October 1: David Stefanou has joined Oxygen Media from MTV in the U.K. to serve as VP of original programming, a newly created position. Stefanou will be responsible for Oxygen's current original productions, reporting to Amy Introcaso-Davis, the …

SANTA MONICA, October 1: Lonnie Burstein has been upped to the role of executive VP of programming and production at Debmar-Mercury, after serving as senior VP in charge of research and new content. Burstein also served as a company consultant …

BURBANK/TORONTO, October 1: Two original animated adventure series top Cookie Jar Entertainment’s catalogue for MIPCOM, as well as a Christmas special featuring the voice of William Shatner. Metajets is focused on a crew of young flying aces, competing on the …

SYDNEY, October 1: Beyond Distribution is coming to Cannes with more than 200 hours of new content, as well as 80 hours of returning shows. Programming on the Beyond slate is culled from such noted producers as Atlas Media Corp, …

BUENOS AIRES, October 1: Ana Maria Orozco, who starred in the original Colombian Betty la fea, has signed on for Dori Media Group’s Cupido: The Business of Love. The new telenovela tells the story of rival divorce lawyers, Victoria and …

NEW YORK, October 1: SCI FI Channel has given the go-ahead for production on RelicQuest, a factual action-and-adventure series hosted by British documentary filmmaker Bruce Burgess. SCI FI has made a six-episode commitment to the show for premiere in early …

EMERYVILLE, October 1: ABC Mobile, a channel featuring full-length episodes of a number of ABC series, including Desperate Housewives and Lost, has launched on the mobile-content service MobiTV. The deal between MobiTV and Disney-ABC Television for ABC Mobile also covers …