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NEW YORK, February 12: Dan Renaldo has been appointed the executive VP of television production for NBC Universal’s technology and operations business, effective immediately. Renaldo will be responsible for the leadership of all television production operations and production activities including …

SINGAPORE, February 12: Singaporean cable platform StarHub has secured the exclusive broadcast rights for the 2008 UEFA European Football Championship (EURO 2008), which takes place in Austria and Switzerland from June 7 to 29. The agreement covers the 'live' telecast …

NEW YORK, February 12: Lifetime Networks has appointed Lori Conkling, a former executive at Disney and ESPN Media Networks, as its new executive VP of distribution, effective March 1. Conkling will be responsible for all distribution at Lifetime Television and …

STOCKHOLM, February 12: FremantleMedia has secured the international rights to Metronome’s new game show Family Links, with plans to produce and roll out the format worldwide, excluding Scandinavia. Family Links is a game show where the whole family competes to …

LONDON, February 12: Fireworks International has upped Jonathan Ford to senior VP of digital acquisitions and distribution, and Diana Zakis to VP of sales for Latin America and Asia. In his new role, Ford is responsible for the worldwide licensing …

LOS ANGELES, February 12: National Lampoon has acquired the assets of Comedy Express, a comedy media company that features content from well-known and emerging comic talent across broadband, wireless and television. Under the terms of the agreement, Comedy Express will …

LOS ANGELES, February 12: Taffy Entertainment has announced four promotions within its consumer products and marketing group, including the appointment of David DiLorenzo as a VP of the division. As VP of consumer products and marketing, DiLorenzo is responsible for …

WASHINGTON, February 12: Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, has concluded two new carriage agreements with Charter Communications and Verizon FiOS TV for the Smithsonian Channel, increasing the network’s distribution to 22 million households …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, February 12: Jetix Europe is working on the new animated comedy series Kid vs. Kat with DHX Media-owned Studio B Productions and YTV in Canada. Kid vs. Kat will debut on Jetix Europe’s channels beginning in early 2009. Jetix …

NEW YORK, February 12: According to market research firm Centris, there are significant gaps in digital TV signal coverage across the U.S., with more than 40 million homes receiving over-the-air analogue signals, just one year ahead of the DTV transition …