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NEW YORK, May 1: News Corporation’s Rupert Murdoch and Apple’s Steve Jobs are among those included in Time magazine’s fifth-annual list of 100 of “The World’s Most Influential People,” which was released today. The entry on Murdoch, penned by Paul …

LOS ANGELES, May 1: TV5MONDE USA, the only 24/7 French-language channel in the U.S., will air exclusive live coverage of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, which is set to take place from May 14 to 25. Coverage of the festival …

BURBANK, May 1: Some four years since offloading the Disney Stores in North America to The Children's Place, The Walt Disney Company has reached a deal to reacquire approximately 220 shops in the U.S. and Canada. The transaction consisted of …

BRISTOL, May 1: Off the Fence has clinched further sales following this year’s MIPTV, including deals with Animal Planet in the U.S. and History Channel in the U.K. History Channel in the U.K. picked up Crossings: Jackie Chan, a one-hour …

LONDON, May 1: Five has formally announced the resignation of chief executive Jane Lighting, with parent company RTL Group confirming Dawn Airey as the broadcaster’s new chairman and CEO. Lighting’s resignation, effective tomorrow, comes five years after she joined the …

TORONTO, May 1: Following on a record-breaking MIPTV, Portfolio Entertainment has concluded a series of deals for the animated tween comedy Carl2. France’s Canal + picked up the pay-TV rights for all four seasons of Carl2, totaling 65 episodes. Meanwhile, …

CUPERTINO, May 1: Apple is offering new movie releases from major and independent Hollywood film studios, including Warner Bros. and First Look Studios, on its iTunes Store on the same day as their DVD release. New releases and catalogue titles …

NEW YORK, May 1: Juniper Content Corporation’s Spanish-language children’s network ¡Sorpresa! has appointed Kate Condon as executive producer of Sorpresatv.com. In her new role, based in the Washington D.C. area, Condon will be charged with expanding the network’s online capabilities, …

WEST PALM BEACH, May 1: ION Media Networks has inked a licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution to broadcast seasons 11 through 14 of the hit series ER on ION Television. The medical drama will debut on the …

MIAMI, May 1: Telemundo Communications Group has unveiled a new research facility at Universal City Walk in Los Angeles, and has become the first Spanish-language network client of IAG Research. By signing on to IAG, Telemundo is able to introduce …