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HARRINGTON PARK, February 25: Janson Media will release the third title in its Kid Guides DVD Collection, titled Kid Guides: Museums, on March 7. Kid Guides, adapted from the weekly television series, follows two kid hosts as they travel the …

SYDNEY/BURBANK, February 25: Disney Channels Worldwide has appointed Melissa Dixon, a 12-year veteran of The Walt Disney Company, to the position of VP and general manager of Disney Channels in Australia and New Zealand. The announcement follows the promotion of …

SILVER SPRING, February 25: Discovery Networks International has appointed Catherine Mullen as the senior VP of strategy and digital media and Alden Mitchell as the VP of strategy. Mullen will report to Sahar Elhabashi, the COO of Discovery Networks International, …

NEW DELHI, February 25: INX News has recruited Karan Thapar’s ITV (Infotainment Television) as the editorial advisor for NewsX, its soon-to-be-launched English news channel. The advisory services will include a review of progress to date and consultancy on future editorial …

LOS ANGELES, February 25: European stars swept the performance categories at the Academy Awards last night, with a win for Spanish actor Javier Bardem for No Country for Old Men, which bagged a total of four Oscars, including best picture …

LONDON, February 25: British cable giant Virgin Media has said that it too will file an appeal against the Competition Commission’s ruling on BSkyB lowering its stake in ITV, arguing that it doesn’t go far enough. Last week, BSkyB mounted …

BURBANK, February 25: Disney-ABC Television Group today announced an arrangement between ABC and its affiliates that allows local stations to generate ad revenues through a fast-forwarding-disabled VOD service that will be offered to cable, satellite and telco platforms. Under the …

WASHINGTON, D.C./LOS ANGELES, February 25: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has fined 13 FOX Television Network stations for broadcasting “indecent material” during an episode of Married by America in April 2003. The FCC has slapped a $7,000 fine on FOX …

LOS ANGELES, February 25: Hour-long episodes of the Internet-turned-network series quarterlife will be available for purchase and download from Apple’s iTunes Store beginning tomorrow, the same day as its NBC premiere. Following its debut tomorrow, subsequent episodes will appear on …

NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, February 25: Home Box Office (HBO) has debuted a branded channel on the video-sharing site YouTube, featuring a selection of video content from shows such as Extras and Entourage. Videos from HBO shows like Flight of the …