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LONDON, August 7: Tiger Aspect’s commercial director and senior VP of international production, Jamie Munro, will assume a joint managing director role at Shine Television, alongside Karen Smith, who has been upped from director of programs. Smith and Munro will …

EL SEGUNDO, August 7: The second quarter at The DIRECTV Group saw revenues increase by 16 percent on the same period last year to $4.81 billion, with a 2-percent increase in profit to $455 million, driven by subscriber gains at …

LONDON, August 7: The Criterion series Biker Mice from Mars will premiere in the U.S. on August 9 on 4Kids TV, FOX’s Saturday morning programming block, before launching in several other markets this fall. The series has already launched in …

JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, August 7: Sesame Workshop’s award-winning South African children’s show Takalani Sesame has added four new languages —Sesotho, Xitsonga, isiXhosa and Afrikaans—for the program’s fifth season to debut on SABC this August. Takalani Sesame will include new characters and …

SYDNEY, August 7: Southern Star International has secured DVD deals on its hit kids’ property Sea Princesses with Studio Canal France and Tycoon Mexico. Produced by Southern Star Entertainment and Neptuno Films Production in association with Flamma Films, the series …

PORTLAND/SILVER SPRING, August 6: Columbia Sportswear has signed a deal to become the official outfitter of Discovery Channel’s Survivorman and Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein, in addition to other media tie-ups. The partnership agreement includes a co-branded online advertising …

NEW YORK, August 6: Scandalist.com, VH1’s new online and mobile blog, will feature breaking entertainment news and celebrity gossip and photos, along with commentary on trends in fashion, music, TV and politics. At launch, Scandalist.com will highlight its Top 100 …

NEW YORK, August 6: Nick Jr.’s Emmy Award-winning animated preschool comedy series Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! will return for a second season with a new character and special guest stars—figure skating champion Michelle Kwan and TV personality Ty Pennington. The network …

MUMBAI, August 6: Spize TV, a pan-European DTH platform for South Asian TV channels in Continental Europe, has added Ten Sports to its lineup. The new service includes coverage of top international cricket series involving India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, …

LONDON, August 6: Cilla Black is making her return to television in Loveland, an animated/live-action dating show for Sky One from Standing Stone Productions, which has already inked an option deal on the new format with FOX in the U.S. …