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NEW YORK, April 24: Oxygen has refreshed its brand, including a new logo and tagline, which will roll out across all platforms in June, and has added to its slate of original programming. With the new tagline, “Oxygen Everywhere,” the …

MUNICH, April 24: Germany’s Premiere Star will add an 18th channel to its programming package, Eurosport 2, which will feature the latest sport news highlights and more than 1,300 hours of live international sport coverage. Eurosport 2 will launch on …

TORONTO/LONDON, April 24: CBC has concluded a new deal with Granada International, part of ITV Worldwide, to continue airing the long-running British drama series Coronation Street in Canada. In addition, Granada and the Canadian pubcaster will co-launch a dedicated Coronation …

LONDON, April 24: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has renewed its distribution deal with British outfit Sally Head Productions, which was responsible for the BBC Four drama Fanny Hill. Under the three-year agreement, FME will continue to distribute Sally Head Productions’ projects …

BARCELONA, April 23: RAI Trade, the commercial arm of Italian broadcaster RAI, has acquired the merchandising rights for Italy to the animated girl-skewing series Lola & Virginia from Spain’s Imira Entertainment. In further licensing deals, Panini is set to launch …

LONDON, April 23: Zone Reality has commissioned British indie Rival Media to produce a pilot for a new reality series titled Stupid Laws, to be distributed by Zone Distribution. The pilot will go into production in late spring, and will …

NEW YORK, April 23: The kids’ service qubo has created nutritional guidelines that will dictate advertising decisions on its digital channel, as well as on its blocks on NBC, ION Television and Telemundo. To create these nutritional guidelines, qubo enlisted …

LOS ANGELES, April 23: B. Wooding Media has completed sales on a number of its factual programs, including deals in the U.S., Poland, South Africa and France, among others. The company licensed Screamers to Starz Entertainment in the U.S., Animal …

LOS ANGELES, April 23: The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which today is continuing its negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild for a new contract, has filed a complaint against the Writers Guild of America with the National …

NEW YORK, April 23: Ira Rubenstein will serve as the executive VP of Marvel Entertainment’s newly launched global digital media group, and will relocate to the company’s New York headquarters. Reporting to John Turitzin, the executive VP of the office …