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MUNICH, January 17: Axel Springer has concluded the sale of its 12-percent stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media to majority owners KKR and Permira. Lavena Holding 5 GmbH, a company controlled by funds advised by KKR and Permira, formerly held approximately 50.7 …

NEW YORK, January 17: Dave Howe, currently the general manager and executive VP of SCI FI Channel, has been named president of the NBC Universal-owned network. Howe will oversee original development, programming and marketing, global brand strategy and market development, …

SAN FRANCISCO, January 16: Twentieth Century Fox and Apple have announced a deal that allows consumers who buy select DVDs from the studio to also obtain a digital copy of the film from the iTunes Store. Once a customer buys …

ATLANTA, January 16: Mark Lazarus is leaving Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) as part of a senior management restructure, placing Steve Koonin, David Levy and Stuart Snyder in charge of individual business units, reporting directly to Phil Kent, the chairman and …

STOCKHOLM, January 16: Zodiak Television has finalized the acquisition of a 35-percent stake in the Indian production company Sol, after having entered a Memorandum of Understanding back in fall. Sol, an independent production house specializing in non-fiction entertainment and event …

SYDNEY, January 16: Network Ten and FOXTEL have secured the exclusive Australian broadcast rights to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The free-TV network and pay-TV platform are promising to deliver “the most comprehensive coverage of this blue ribbon …

LONDON, January 16: Digital Rights Group (DRG) has named Christina Willoughby as the managing director of Channel 4 International (C4i), upped from her role as the head of international sales and co-productions. Since joining C4i in 2003, Willoughby has lead …

LONDON, January 16: Granada International has scored a slot for its drama series Heartbeat in Belgium via a deal with VRT. The broadcaster will air the series three times a week on its main channel, Een, beginning in February. The …

BERLIN, January 16: Kiddinx has scored new sales with broadcasters in Europe, Asia and the Middle East for its children’s series Bibi Blocksberg and Benjamin the Elephant. Both series have been sold to JSC Channel One Russia and will begin …

PARIS, January 16: The first episodes of Marathon Media’s Famous Five On The Case, a 26×26-minute series based on the classic books by Enid Blyton, have been delivered to Disney Channel Europe. The Marathon Media/Chorion (U.K.)/Disney Europe/France 3 co-production ranked …