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NEW YORK, August 21: Alyssa Tucker, the senior VP of marketing and licensing sales at 4Kids Entertainment, has been given expanded responsibilities within the organization to include overseeing the licensing sales of properties in the 4Kids and 4Sight Licensing Solutions …

WARSAW, August 21: To expand its channel growth in Poland, NBC Universal’s Global Networks division has established an office in Warsaw, which will be led by Arek Taciak. Taciak, who has been appointed as the channel manager for NBCU Global …

ENGLEWOOD, August 21: Nancy McGee has been promoted to executive VP of marketing for Starz Entertainment, where she will have the additional responsibility for all live-action television productions. McGee’s remit covers all Starz channels in addition to other distribution outlets …

HILVERSUM, August 21: Endemol has now licensed its new hit format Wipeout into 17 countries, closing deals with BBC One in the U.K., Spain’s Telecinco, RTL 4 in the Netherlands and Channel 10 in Israel. All four broadcasters will run …

LONDON, August 21: BabyTV has launched its on-demand service with Illico Cables in Canada, reaching more than 650,000 new subscribers. BabyTV is available in both French and English on Illico, which is the interactive television system and broadband network of …

TEL AVIV, August 21: Dori Media has released its financials for the first half of 2008, with revenues up 119 percent to $27.8 million and a profit after tax of $3.5 million, an 86-percent gain on the prior-year period. EBITDA, …

LONDON, August 21: Sally Miles’ Passion Distribution has signed a first-look deal with Reef Television, whose credits include BBC One’s Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting. Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting is now in its fourth season, with a total of …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21: Intel Corporation and Yahoo! are joining forces for The Widget Channel, allowing consumers to tap into Internet applications while watching their favorite shows. The Widget Channel, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, will enable viewers to …

LONDON, August 21: Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has signed a one-year development deal with Hardcash Productions, building on the companies existing relationship that resulted in documentaries such as Iraq: The Lost Generation. The deal sees C4i working closely with the …

LONDON, August 21: The number of digital TV households in Western Europe and the U.S. will reach 274 million by 2012, according to new research from Datamonitor, up from 158 million last year. Consumers are demanding enhanced features, more content …