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LONDON, February 28: Michael Grade will remain as the executive chairman of ITV until 2010, a year longer than his original three-year term, the commercial broadcaster announced today, while ex-BBC One controller Peter Fincham has been tapped to succeed Simon …

SÃO PAULO, February 28: Online broadcaster MediaZone has struck a deal with Globo TV Sports to distribute an extensive package of Brazilian football programming to the U.S., covering Internet and mobile. The deal will see the live transmission of the …

SALERNO, February 27: Cartoons on the Bay has announced that 176 programs from 24 countries were chosen as official selections for this year’s festival, which will take place in Salerno, Italy, from April 10 to April 13. In addition to …

LONDON, February 27: Granada International has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding U.K. DVD, to the new children’s live-action series Captain Mack, produced by Fireback Entertainment. The series was commissioned by CITV, and Granada will launch sales initiatives at MIPTV …

NEW YORK, February 27: The N will premiere two new specials for its teen Degrassi franchise: Degrassi in Kenya and Degrassi Spring Break. The half-hour documentary Degrassi in Kenya features the seven cast members on a personal trip to Kenya …

MAINZ, February 27: ZDF Enterprises will debut the event production The Miracle of Berlin for an international audience at this year’s MIPTV. The television movie depicts the events that preceded the reunification of Germany through the story of 18-year-old punk …

LONDON, February 27: Eros International has rolled out a new ad-supported, on-demand service that provides consumers free access to exclusive streamed content from its Bollywood movie catalogue, with third-party content soon to be added to the offering. Located at ondemand.erosentertainment.com, …

ENGLEWOOD, February 27: Despite significant increases in revenue, Liberty Global recorded a fourth-quarter loss of $197.2 million, versus the $31.2 million loss reported in the same period last year, while the full-year loss was $422.6 million, as compared with the …

SYDNEY, February 27: Showtime Attractions has acquired the live-performance rights from Southern Star International for the hit Australian preschool series Raggs. Currently airing on Seven Network in Australia from Monday to Friday, Raggs is about a group of five, fun-loving …

BRUSSELS, February 27: The European Commission has closed its investigations into the financing of Flemish public-service broadcaster VRT and Irish state broadcasters RTE and TG4. In Belgium, the Commission says that authorities have agreed to clarify the terms of VRT’s …