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LONDON, February 22: Seven Stones Media has received permission to film a documentary series in Tibet that has been commissioned by BBC Four. The documentary, A Year in Tibet, follows a calendar year inside the secret confines of a Tibetan …

ENCINO, February 22: Glenn Close will lend her voice as narrator for Gates of the Arctic, a new HD conservation documentary from Solid Entertainment. Produced by Rory Banyard, Gates of the Arctic chronicles Alaska’s Brooks Range, from its wildlife and …

NEW YORK, February 22: News Corporation has raised its stake in German pay-TV giant Premiere from 14.58 percent to 19.9 percent. News Corp. acquired the initial 14.58 percent interest from Unity Media last month. “We’re looking forward to working constructively …

STOCKHOLM, February 22: Zodiak Television has made several appointments to its management team, including that of Per Lundberg as VP East for the group and managing director of Zodiak Vostok, Zodiak’s holding company for the Russian and CIS territories. Lundberg …

PARIS, February 22: France 24’s CEO, Alain de Pouzilhac, has been tapped by President Nicolas Sarkozy to lead a new entity that will oversee all of the French government’s international TV and radio outlets. De Pouzilhac will oversee the formation …

HONG KONG, February 22: STAR has appointed Yvonne Chuang as VP of program syndication and distribution, effective March 10. In her new role, Chuang oversees the syndication and home video distribution of STAR’s content library worldwide. This includes the Fortune …

CANNES, February 22: David de Rothschild, Kevin Wall and Yann Arthus-Bertrand have been tapped to participate in a series of eco-friendly debates and events during Green Day on April 7 at the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA. De Rothschild, a British …

LONDON/AMSTERDAM, February 22: Reed Elsevier has announced its intention to sell off its B2B magazine publishing business, which includes some 400 titles, including Variety. Reed announced the move yesterday following its acquisition of ChoicePoint, a provider of consumer insurance information, …

NEW YORK, February 22: HBO Documentary Films has acquired the U.S. pay-TV rights for the Academy Award-nominated film Taxi to the Dark Side, which will debut on the premium network in September. Written, directed and produced by Alex Gibney, Taxi …

LOS ANGELES, February 22: Veteran media executive Dean Valentine has unveiled a new interactive comedy website that is promising to house the largest jokes database on the Internet, as well as a slate of original stand-up comedy performances. Valentine says …