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NEW YORK, November 27: Doug MacLennan has been promoted to COO of Animation Collective, from his previous position as the company’s VP of finance. In replacing Michael Gold, who left the company to pursue an educational software venture, MacLennan will …

DUBAI, November 26: Dubai International Capital has picked up a “substantial” stake in Sony Corporation, its first investment in a Japanese company. The size of the investment was not disclosed. The stake was acquired through Dubai International Capital’s $2 billion …

LONDON, November 27: British production and distribution outfit Wall to Wall has appointed Adam Vandermark as the head of its newly formed current affairs unit. Vandermark’s first project will be to serve as series producer on a number of Dispatches …

MIAMI, November 27: Telemundo will roll out its first Spanish-language late-night talk show, Más Vale Tarde con Alex Cambert , which will premiere online on Yahoo! Telemundo the day prior to its linear television debut on November 29 at 11:30 …

LONDON, November 27: BKN International has released its financial results for the year ended September 30, 2007, reporting record net income for the third year in a row, with revenues up 29 percent to 16.3 million euros. Profit before tax …

STOCKHOLM/LONDON, November 27: Zodiak has further expanded its operations with an investment in the new British production outfit Lucky Day, headed by former Celador development chief Damon Pattison. Lucky Day will focus on entertainment, specializing in prime-time game and quiz …

SINGAPORE, November 27: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have issued a call for submissions for the Cross-Media Challenge—Singapore, with the winning project set to receive a S$15,000 co-production development deal. …

TORONTO/SINGAPORE, November 27: Shaftesbury Sales Company is exhibiting at the Asia TV Forum for the first time this year, highlighting Life with Derek on the heels of inking a multi-territory deal with Super RTL for the first two seasons of …

SANTIAGO, November 27: Promofilm has inked a deal with UC-TV in Chile for a local version of The Singing Bee format for launch in January 2008. A name for the Chilean version of the show, first launched in the U.S. …

SINGAPORE, November 27: TV France International is participating at the Asia TV Forum this week for the seventh time, hosting 20 companies. Attending producers and distributors are looking to further build on the number of French exports to the region, …