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NEW YORK, June 24: Licensing International Expo’s final event in New York this month—it moves to Las Vegas in 2009—attracted some 25,000 executives from 82 countries, on par with 2007’s record attendance. The annual convention for the licensing and merchandising …

NICOSIA, June 24: HBO has teamed up with Israel’s Jasmine Group to launch a subscription video-on-demand service on Cyprus’s PrimeTV. PrimeTV is operated by Cyprus’s biggest privately owned telco, PrimeTel, the first company in this market to offer triple-play services. …

TOKYO, June 23: In an interview with the Financial Times, Liberty Media’s chairman, John Malone, called into question the economic viability of networks putting their content online for free viewing. “I think the idea that they’re going to put television …

HONG KONG, June 23: Ron Plante has been appointed as the senior VP of research for STAR, working with teams in India, Greater China and Southeast Asia, among others. Reporting to Todd Lituchy, the president of entertainment at STAR, Plante …

LONDON, June 23: The pay-TV sector in Central and Eastern Europe will be worth some $12 billion in 2013, up from $5.6 billion last year, according to a new report. When advertising revenues are added, the market will be worth …

MONTREAL, June 23: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has appointed Monique Simard as the director general of the NFB French Program, taking up her new post on August 18. Simard has served as the director general and a …

LONDON, June 23: Pilot Productions has secured a number of international deals on a range of programming, including several for its Globe Trekker franchise. In Europe, TVE in Spain and France 5 took on seasons 12 and 13 of Globe …

LOS ANGELES, June 23: Scott Sternberg Productions has formed a new documentary division, which will produce one to two feature-length docs a year under the Scott Sternberg Productions banner. The division will be headed by Scott Sternberg, the president and …

NEW YORK, June 23: Exim Licensing Group has closed a deal with Chorion to represent its Mr. Men & Little Miss publishing-based brand for merchandising and promotions in Latin America, the Caribbean and Hispanic Puerto Rico. The Mr. Men & …

STUDIO CITY, June 23: Crown Media Holdings has signed a multi-year agreement with Cox Communications for the rights to distribute the high-definition version of Hallmark Movie Channel. Cox currently distributes Hallmark Channel and the standard-definition version of Hallmark Movie Channel. …