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PARIS, July 18: The Spanish audiovisual industry will be highlighted at this year’s MIPCOM with a series of events and conferences organized in partnership with the Institute from Spanish Commerce Export (ICEX) and the Federation for Spanish Producers’ Associations (FAPAE). …

NEW YORK, July 18: World Screen has promoted Kristin Brzoznowski to managing editor, and has appointed Jackie Stewart as associate editor, as it gears up to launch a range of new services in the coming months. Brzoznowski joined World Screen …

MEXICO CITY, July 18: Revenues at Grupo Televisa for the second quarter gained 17.4 percent to Ps. 11.5 billion ($1.1 billion), delivering a consolidated net income of Ps. 2.3 billion ($227.7 million), reflecting a 4-percent increase on the year-ago period. …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has formally rejected the final offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), identifying new media as the main sticking point between the two organizations. “It’s not a …

PHILADELPHIA, July 18: Karin Gilford has been named the senior VP of Fancast and online entertainment for Comcast International Media (CIM), the division of Comcast dedicated to developing and operating online and cross-platform entertainment. Gilford will be responsible for building …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: Toei Animation’s two most popular animated series—Digimon Adventure 02 and Pretty Cure—will be available for download on IGN.com’s Direct2Drive section starting this month. The second season of Digimon Adventure 02 follows the adventures of Daisuke Motomiya …

MADRID, July 18: The Spanish version of Dori Media Group’s hit novela Lalola shored up a 16.1-percent share on commercial broadcaster Antena 3 this week in its weekday afternoon slot. The series premiered last month and has been dominating Yo …

LONDON, July 18: Channel 4 and Discovery Networks EMEA have commissioned DCD Media-owned West Park Pictures to produce a two-part documentary about London Bridge Tower. With a working title of Tallest Tower, the hour-long episodes will document the construction of …

PARIS, July 18: Following last month’s DISCOP, Taffy Entertainment has completed several sales across Eastern Europe, including a Latvian free-TV deal on The Fantastic Four. Lithuania’s LNK obtained the free-TV rights to the animated series Dr. Dog and The Fantastic …

SANTA MONICA, July 17: VH1 has lined up a third season of Rock of Love, which features a new set of women competing for the heart of rock star Bret Michaels as they travel across America on a month-long tour. …