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LAS VEGAS, January 7: Nearly 50 percent of Americans are frequently creating their own online entertainment content for others to see, according to a survey on media consumption released by Deloitte & Touche USA at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics …

SILVER SPRING, January 4: Discovery Communications has promoted Mark Hollinger, a 16-year veteran of the company, to the newly created position of COO, reporting to president and CEO David Zaslav. In the expanded position, Hollinger will oversee Discovery Studios, including …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: Disney Channel has announced that it finished off 2007 as the year’s number-one cable network in prime time in total viewers—averaging 2.69 million—and delivered the largest annual prime-time audience in cable history. Disney Channel also continued …

NEW YORK, January 4: CBS Corporation will integrate the combined businesses of its College Sports Television Networks (CSTV) division into the operations of CBS Sports. The day-to-day operations of CSTV will now be overseen by Tony Petitti, the executive VP …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: Starting today, FOX is offering viewers an exclusive online preview of the pilot episode of the new Terminator spinoff series, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, on Yahoo!, ahead of its two-night on-air premiere on January 13 …

TORONTO, January 4: Canada’s CTV has scooped up the conventional and specialty channel broadcast rights for the Golden Globe-nominated cable series Mad Men, which will join the Canadian network’s mid-season schedule. CTV acquired the first two seasons of the 13-episode, …

NEW YORK, January 4: Food Network has inked a three-year deal for Alton Brown to produce new seasons of Good Eats and Iron Chef America, as well as assorted specials. Additionally, Brown will produce a new season of the limited …

NEW YORK, January 4: 4Kids Entertainment’s new animated series Dinosaur King has been picked up by broadcasters across Europe, including Jetix. In addition to Jetix, which will air the series in the U.K., Scandinavia and Spain, the series has been …

MEXICO CITY, January 4: Televisa Internacional, previously known as Televisa Estudios, is heading to NATPE with a range of programs, including digital and HDTV offerings, formats and co-productions, among others. In the drama category, Televisa is offering up SOS—Sex and …

BOSTON, January 4: APT Worldwide has made broadcast deals on its high-definition nature series Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe with channels in Hong Kong and Switzerland. TVB licensed the free-TV rights for Hong Kong, while SF took the …