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STOCKHOLM, November 8: The Modern Times Group (MTG) announced several new appointments among senior management, as well as a reorganization of its Central and Eastern European operations. Manfred Aronsson has been appointed CEO of MTG Sweden. He will be responsible …

TOKYO, November 8: NBC Universal has inked an agreement to acquire the Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) subsidiary JSBC2 and to launch the SCI FI Channel in the Japanese market next year. Under the terms of the agreement, NBC Universal will acquire …

HONG KONG, November 8: STAR has named Edward Hanapole to the newly created position of chief information officer, with responsibility for developing the company’s digital technology and new-media capabilities across the region. Hanapole most recently served as VP of global …

BURBANK, November 8: The strike by the Writers Guild of America has prompted FOX to postpone the premiere of 24 to ensure that season seven can run without repeats. 24 was slated to return to the FOX schedule on January …

BEIJING, November 8: In an effort to curb the rampant DVD piracy in China, Warner Home Video (WHV) has inked a deal to sell “competitively priced” DVDs from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation on the mainland, beginning this month. WHV will …

STUDIO CITY, November 8: Crown Media Holdings’ third-quarter loss has fallen from $84.3 million last year to $37.8 million, with a 17-percent gain in net revenue to $55.3 million, led by increases in advertising and subscriber fee revenues for the …

BURBANK, November 8: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) has entered into an agreement to acquire TT Games, a British game developer and publisher. “TT Games is very successful and respected in the game development and publishing world,” said Barry …

LOS ANGELES, November 8: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel for babies and toddlers, has entered into carriage agreements with Panama’s CTV Telecom and Columbus Communications Trinidad to expand the service into Central America and the Caribbean. CTV will offer …

NEW YORK, November 8: Verizon FiOS TV has added Discovery Channel HD to its high-definition lineup, with plans to include HD simulcasts of TLC, Animal Planet and The Science Channel next year. The new offerings join Discovery’s standalone high-definition service, …

MOSCOW, November 8: Discovery Networks in Europe, the Middle East and Africa has tapped Video International Group as the exclusive representative for the sale of Discovery Channel’s advertising airtime in Russia. Airtime will be available from December this year. Discovery …