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MUMBAI, March 3: Taj Television’s Ten Sports channel has acquired the rights to several golf and motor programs, including the live telecast of the Johnnie Walker Classic, the European Tour’s golf tournament of Asia Pacific, currently underway at the DLF …

NEW YORK, March 3: According to a new PricewaterhouseCoopers report, private-equity buyers were very active in the entertainment and media space last year, investing nearly $45 billion, up from $19.4 billion in 2006. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers' annual report, 2008 M&A …

LOS ANGELES, March 3: Lee Raftery has been appointed as the VP of international marketing for Comcast International Media Group (CIMG). Based in the company’s Los Angeles headquarters, Raftery will lead CIMG’s global marketing teams in the U.S., the U.K. …

NEW YORK, March 3: A restructure in the digital, sales and research teams at NBC Universal was announced today, with new responsibilities for Salil Mehta, Mike Pilot and Jeff Gaspin, as Beth Comstock exits to take on a new role …

SHERMAN OAKS, March 3: York Entertainment has named Lee Ettinger as its VP of business development, reporting directly to Tanya York, the company’s CEO. In his new role, Ettinger will help drive international sales, work to reinvigorate senior-level recruiting and …

ATLANTA, March 3: During the same week as the broadcast network Upfronts, Turner Entertainment Networks will present a host of new original programming initiatives for TNT, TBS and truTV at a presentation for advertisers in New York on May 14. …

PARIS, February 29: At this year’s MIPTV featuring MILIA, Mattel Brands’ Richard Dickson has been tapped to deliver the keynote speech to close Advertising & Media Day on Tuesday, April 8, while Ogilvy Group’s Rory Sutherland will give the opening …

MONTREAL, February 29: Distraction has secured two major deals for its entertainment game-show format Ciao Darwin: ABC Studios in the U.S. and Endemol in France. The format has already been signed in Hungary, Poland, Romania, Canada, Vietnam, Italy and Greece, …

BURBANK, February 29: The hit game show Deal or No Deal, from Endemol USA, will roll out special two-hour episodes with games played in Estonia, South Africa and the Philippines. Airing in May, the international games will be played by …

HYDERABAD, February 29: DQ Entertainment (DQE), an animation and gaming content production company in India, has agreed to acquire a 20-percent stake in France’s Method Films. Method Films produces content for international broadcasters such as Nickelodeon, BBC, ITV, France 2, …