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LUXEMBOURG, February 4: The European DVD rental subscription service LOVEFiLM has reached a deal to acquire Amazon Europe’s DVD rental business in the U.K. and Germany. As part of the deal, Amazon Europe is making a cash investment in LOVEFiLM …

CHICAGO, February 4: Tribune Company has named Ed Wilson, previously the president of the Fox Television Network, as president of Tribune Broadcasting, effective February 11. In his new post, Wilson will oversee the company’s 23 television stations, Superstation WGN, Tribune …

TORONTO, February 4: To fill gaps in its schedule in the wake of the writers’ strike, NBC has ordered 13 episodes of the one-hour drama series The Listener (working title), originally produced by Shaftesbury Films for Canadian broadcaster CTV. This …

NEW YORK, February 4: Rob Lee has been named as the head of programming at IMG Global Media, based in the company’s Los Angeles office, and reporting to Chris Albrecht, the president of the division. As the head of programming, …

PARIS/LONDON, February 4: In a deal with Disney-ABC International Television, TF1 Vision will offer the fourth season of Lost online, for streaming or download-to-rent via its broadband player, within 24 hours from each episode’s initial U.S. broadcast. Starting with the …

LONDON, February 4: Internet television platform Babelgum has appointed Mark Cranwell as the director of content acquisition, a newly created post. In this new role, Cranwell will lead Babelgum’s outreach efforts to producers, filmmakers and content creators in order to …

ATLANTA, February 4: Cartoon Network has teamed up with Future Kid & Real Estate Company to create a fully branded indoor theme park in Kuwait City that will open later this year. This marks the first Cartoon Network Enterprises venture …

PARIS, February 4: Bonita Siegel, the former director of productions for the Corus Kids channels, has been tapped as the creative producer and head of development for Montreal-based Image Entertainment. In her new role, Siegel will produce and develop television …

NEW YORK, February 4: Oxygen will begin airing the hit British series Janice & Abbey, featuring supermodel Janice Dickinson and Britain’s Next Top Model runner-up Abbey Clancy, on Tuesday, February 19, at 11 p.m. Janice & Abbey was originally produced …

BEVERLY HILLS, February 1: The online movie rental service Netflix has joined forces with the Independent Film Channel (IFC), along with actors Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, to produce a special 50th episode of the Emmy-nominated IFC series Dinner for …