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MOSCOW, April 1: The independent Russian broadcasting group CTC Media has relaunched Channel 31 in Kazakhstan, following its acquisition of a stake in the broadcaster earlier this year. In February, CTC reached a deal for a 20-percent stake in the …

NEW YORK, April 1: BBC Worldwide America has restructured its TV sales and co-productions business in the U.S., appointing Paul Telegdy and Susanna Pollack to the newly-created positions of executive VP of TV sales and content and production, and senior …

SINGAPORE, April 1: BBC Worldwide’s Global Channels business has launched BBC Knowledge and CBeebies in Indonesia via Indovision’s DTH service. Both channels will be localized within six months of launch, with BBC Knowledge carrying Bahasa Indonesia subtitles and CBeebies dubbed. …

LOS ANGELES, April 1: As it celebrates its fifth anniversary, MarVista Entertainment is heading into MIPTV with a bolstered sales team after announcing the promotion of Vanessa Goglio and the hire of Terese Linden Kohn. Goglio has been upped to …

NEW YORK, April 1: On May 25, HBO will premiere Recount, a film directed by Meet the Parents’ Jay Roach with an ensemble cast led by Kevin Spacey, which looks back at the controversial 2000 U.S. presidential election. HBO Films’ …

NEW YORK, April 1: Lightworks Program Distribution incorporating Sandra Carter Global has named David R. Nuñez to the role of director of sales for Latin America. Nuñez joins the company’s Miami office from Only Solutions, a company he formed that …

ATLANTA, April 1: Turner Network Television (TNT) has ordered a one-hour pilot of Men of a Certain Age, a drama from Everybody Loves Raymond’s Ray Romano and Mike Royce. Co-written and executive produced by Romano and Royce, the character-based series …

NEW YORK, April 1: The New York Television Festival (NYTVF) and Advertising Week V have joined forces to launch Nexus NYC, a new forum dedicated to the creation of original branded video-content initiatives, to be held in New York City …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, April 1: Lionsgate has reached a multi-year agreement with LeapFrog Enterprises, a developer of technology-based learning products, and rights holder and producer Chris D’Angelo, to develop, produce and distribute multiple educational direct-to-DVD feature films. The multi-year deal provides …

BURBANK, April 1: SOAPnet has added a new six-week original series to its programming slate, and has acquired five additional titles from Disney-ABC Domestic Television for SNM, its Sunday night movie franchise. The original series Relative Madness will premiere May …