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CHICAGO/SILVER SPRING, June 18: Oprah Winfrey and Discovery Communications have named Robin Schwartz as the president of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective July 14. OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network is set to launch in 2009 into some 70 million …

NEW YORK, June 18: RHI Entertainment is set to bring in $189 million from its initial public offering of 13.5 million shares at $14 each. According to wire reports, the $14 price tag is lower than the $16 to $18 …

LOS ANGELES, June 18: DreamWorks SKG is in early negotiations for a joint venture with a division of India’s Reliance ADA Group as Steven Spielberg and David Geffen look to exit their alliance with Paramount Pictures, according to published reports. …

LOS ANGELES, June 18: Generate, a youth-targeted multiplatform entertainment studio headed up by ex-The WB chief Jordan Levin, has opened its New York office, and has made two new executive appointments to its sales and branded-entertainment teams. Peggy Mansfield has …

MUNICH, June 18: Guillaume de Posch, the CEO of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group, will step down from his post “at his own request” at the end of this year. De Posch has been at the helm of the German-based company for …

NEW YORK, June 18: Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group has formed a new division for games and another for virtual worlds, naming Dave Williams and Kyra Reppen to lead them, respectively. Williams will serve as the senior VP and general …

BUDAPEST, June 18: DISCOP kicked off in Budapest today with some 1,750 attendees, up from the 1,522 who attended last year, led by a boom in thematic channels across the Central and Eastern European region, according to the event’s general …

NEW YORK, June 17: The multiplatform kids’ service qubo has added two series to its third-quarter programming schedule, which includes the premiere of The Zula Patrol and the return of the classic Babar. The new schedule and series will debut …

LONDON, June 17: Lionsgate UK and Power have concluded a long-term exclusive home-entertainment distribution partnership, covering the U.K. and Ireland. Through the deal, Lionsgate UK will distribute Power’s production slate, which includes XIII: The Conspiracy, directed by Duane Clark (CSI); …

LONDON, June 17: Five has acquired seven new programs from National Geographic Television International (NGTI), including the one-hour forensic investigation and history special Riddle of the Lost Romanovs. Acquired by Five as a presale, Riddle of the Lost Romanovs is …