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COPENHAGEN, July 1: TV2 in Denmark has commissioned Nordisk Film TV World to produce three hours of daily live television starting in January 2009. Go Aften, which Nordisk has produced for six years, and Go Morgen are popular morning and …

LOS ANGELES/SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, July 1: Lionsgate has secured a first-look home-entertainment distribution deal with Comcast Entertainment Group (CEG) covering programming from E!, The Style Network and G4. The first program to be released under the new agreement is E!’s tanning …

BUENOS AIRES, July 1: Argentine broadcaster Telefe’s international pay-TV channel has expanded to Israel in a deal with cable platform HOT. Telefe Internacional, which celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, launched on HOT late last month. Programming includes current affairs …

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Mini Movie Channel, a new multiplatform new-media company, has unveiled its newest original comedy short, Lost Screen Tests: Paris Hilton, which satirically depicts the heiress auditioning for the 2006 film The Queen. Lost Screen Tests: Paris …

BUDAPEST, July 1: The 16th edition of DISCOP EAST brought together 1,729 participants, up from last year’s 1,522, for three days of dealmaking in Budapest, while the second edition of the day-long DISCOPRO networking and training program drew 121 participants. …

MIAMI, July 1: Telemundo Communications Group is teaming up with automotive giant Ford to launch Amores de luna, a branded multiplatform ad campaign that will rollout as a mini-series on July 7. Amores de luna will feature Ford’s newest cross-over …

MUNICH, July 1: Following this year’s L.A. Screenings, Tele Munchen Group has entered into a multi-year output deal with Media Rights Capital and ShineReveille International, taking on the German-language rights to several U.S. prime-time series, including Easy Money and The …

ATLANTA, July 1: Jill Shields has been promoted to senior VP of marketing and promotions for Turner Broadcasting System’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media (AYAKM). In her expanded position, Shields will develop and execute promotional marketing programs that support …

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Fox Television Studios (FtvS) is in production on its first 13-episode series for Argentina, with Todos contra Juan (Everyone Against Juan) slated for launch this month on Telefe. FtvS’s first Argentine series is based on a …

NEW YORK, July 1: Paul Ward, an 18-year veteran of MTV Networks, was named to the newly formed position of executive VP of prime-time acquisitions and strategy for Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. In his new position, Ward will oversee …