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LONDON, November 21: Outright Distribution has secured new deals in Asia for its finished programming with BBC Worldwide and with 10 other channels in the region. BBC Worldwide has licensed a number of programs from Outright for China, Hong Kong, …

BURBANK, November 21: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has announced it will be launching a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription- and advertiser-supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms in a number of territories. The …

SILVER SPRING, November 21: Discovery Communications has upped Patrick Gates to the role of president and general manager of Discovery Commerce, having most recently served as interim president and general manager in the division. Gates will be responsible for providing …

NEW YORK, November 21: NBC Universal (NBCU) has finalized its acquisition of the female-focused U.S. cable network Oxygen Media for approximately $875 million net of financial assets. Bravo Media’s president, Lauren Zalaznick, has been appointed to oversee Oxygen Media, in …

LONDON, November 21: Ed Williams, the director of corporate affairs at Reuters, has been named the head of corporate communications at the BBC. Williams succeeds Sally Osman, who left the BBC in September to pursue other interests. He takes up …

LONDON, November 21: A new Screen Digest study predicts that growth in true video-on-demand services among Western European households will generate increased revenues, boosting the value of video-on-demand and pay-per-view (PPV) markets in the region to 3 billion euros by …

LONDON, November 21: Disney Channel Worldwide’s Global Original Programming Division has announced deals to develop two new children’s television shows in the U.K. Following a pan-European search for creative talent, Disney Channel Worldwide has signed agreements with U.K. production companies …

LOS ANGELES, November 21: CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves and Warner Bros. Entertainment’s chairman and CEO Barry Meyer have sent letters out to their employees updating them on the status of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike …

LOS ANGELES, November 21: Sunday’s 9 p.m. airing of the serial-killer drama Dexter brought in 1.23 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode ever for a Showtime series. Viewership for the episode grew 41 percent from the previous week, according …

SINGAPORE, November 21: The inaugural Asia Factual Forum, held at the River View Hotel in Singapore from November 25 to 27, will close with a special “Close Up With Ruby Yang” session, accompanied by a screening of the director’s award-winning …