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LONDON, April 3: Entertainment Rights (ER) has upped Chloe van den Berg to the role of executive director of international for the company, along with several other key promotions for its sales team. In her new position, van den Berg …

ATLANTA, April 3: Cartoon Network has created The Cartoonstitute, a new initiative designed to ramp up its original animation output, which is looking to create up to 150 pieces of programming over a period of 20 months. Produced primarily by …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: Associated Television International (ATI) has named Ralitsa Trifonova as its new director of international sales. Based in Los Angeles, Trifonova will be responsible for sales and contract negotiations for territories such as Eastern Europe, the CIS, …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, April 3: CanalSat has reached a multi-year agreement to continue carrying Jetix Europe in France. Paul Taylor, the CEO of Jetix Europe, said: “I am pleased to have struck a deal with CanalSat that guarantees long-term carriage for our …

LONDON/NEW YORK, April 3: Chorion’s The Mr. Men Show is making its French debut on France 5 on April 12, which follows on successful premieres on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and Five’s Milkshake! in the U.K. Based on the …

NEW YORK, April 3: TV Land has renewed its original reality series High School Reunion for a second season, which is slated to premiere in the first quarter of 2009. The show’s creator, Mike Fleiss, will return as executive producer. …

ENGLEWOOD, April 3: Liberty Media has increased its ownership stake in the leading U.S. satellite platform DIRECTV to more than 48 percent, with the acquisition of a further 78.3 million common shares. Liberty first secured the stake in the platform …

HILVERSUM, April 3: Endemol International has secured another raft of deals for a range of Talpa Media’s formats, including the game shows Divided and I Love My Country. Divided has been commissioned by RTL 4 in the Netherlands, and is …

NEW YORK, April 3: Ahead of its broadcast network competitors, NBC yesterday announced its 2008-09 programming grid, featuring renewals for ER, Lipstick Jungle and Friday Night Lights, among others, plus new series like a spinoff of The Office and Power’s …

LONDON, April 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has inked more than 10 new deals for its Australian drama Satisfaction, including one with France’s M6. The 10-part drama has also been sold to Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Israel, Korea and New Zealand. Created …