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AMSTERDAM/LONDON, March 25: Jetix has closed a deal with France Telecom to deliver its channels and other nonlinear video content across the Orange mobile network in the U.K., Portugal, Romania, Poland and Moldova. This deal is the first of its …

MIAMI, March 25: NBC Universal Global Networks is shuttering its Buenos Aires office and transferring local ad sales and affiliate sales for its channels in Latin America to Fox Latin American Channels. Under the new structure, NBC Universal’s Miami office …

CHATSWORTH, March 25: The North American home-entertainment outfit Image Entertainment has set up a worldwide television sales division, led by Steve Saltman. Saltman was previously the senior VP of domestic television at Image. In his new role as senior VP …

NEW YORK, March 25: VH1 and Perry Films, in association with Sundance Channel, have produced Sex: The Revolution, an original four-part documentary series that demonstrates how the sexual revolution changed America, to air on both VH1 and Sundance Channel. Sex: …

BURBANK, March 24: Electronic Arts (EA) and Starz Media have secured a deal to produce an animated prequel movie to the game publisher’s upcoming sci-fi horror video game Dead Space. The film is being developed by Starz subsidiary Film Roman, …

HALIFAX, March 24: DHX Media has picked up all of the remaining shares of Bulldog Interactive Fitness, a privately-owned developer of children’s fitness centers. Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Bulldog Interactive has franchised eight locations across Canada to date. Bulldog …

LONDON, March 24: Shimmer Productions, a new independent British production company, has launched with backing from BDP Media Group, and is set to produce home-grown multiplatform drama and entertainment content. Shimmer Productions will develop its own drama ideas for TV …

AMITYVILLE, March 24: Rogar Studios has named Larry Cohen, the former chief of The Griffin Group, as its new CEO. Rogar’s previous CEO and founder, Cory Rosenberg, will take the new post of chief creative officer and president of production. …

LOS ANGELES, March 24: Daniel Hetzer has joined Fox Television Studios (FtvS) as its VP of programming and co-production. In his new role, Hetzer will work out of the studio’s Los Angeles offices, and will focus on co-production efforts, primarily …

LOS ANGELES, March 24: Although the transition from analog to digital broadcasting in the U.S. will take place in less that a year, only six in ten Americans, or 80 million, are now aware of the scheduled change. By February …