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STOCKHOLM, November 14: Following the recent acquisitions of production companies Kanakna and Bullseye TV, Zodiak Television has announced organizational changes in all four of its regions—Continental Europe, West, East and Nordic. The acquisition of the Benelux production company Kanakna secured …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: As part of its efforts to expand into scripted television programming and films, Endemol USA has acquired Original Media, a New York-based independent production company. With the acquisition of Original Media, Endemol is looking to further …

BURBANK, November 13: In an effort to expand its presence in the digital landscape, The Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) is launching MomLogic.com, a new website and cross-platform advertising network created as a destination for mothers, built by mothers, with …

LONDON/NEW YORK, November 13: The youth social-networking site Bebo has launched its video service Open Video, which will allow companies such as the BBC in the U.K. and CBS in the U.S. to distribute free video content to the site’s …

SINGAPORE, November 13: The inaugural Asia Factual Forum, which will be held from November 25 to 27 at the River View Hotel in Singapore, will focus on facilitating opportunities for collaborative partnerships in the production of factual programming. The Asia …

LOS ANGELES, November 13: FX has ordered two more seasons of the legal thriller Damages, which finished airing its first season on the network last month. The two new seasons will total 26 episodes. The second season is scheduled to …

TEL AVIV, November 13: Following MIPCOM, Dori Media Group (DMG) announced that it has sold more than 2,301 hours of its telenovela series and formats to broadcasters from 11 countries, for total combined sales of $3.7 million. The company also …

NEW YORK, November 13: Lifetime Networks has re-launched and re-branded its website as myLifetime.com, and has aligned with online media provider Glam Media for the creation of a new co-branded vertical network of women-focused websites. myLifetime.com will feature games, relevant …

LONDON, November 13: The British fashion website Oli.co.uk has agreed to sponsor key programming across Discovery Networks UK’s lifestyle channels Home & Health and Travel & Living. The sponsorship goes live today and will run until December 31. It includes …

LOS ANGELES, November 13: The Africa Channel has launched in Southern California through Charter Communications, and in the Caribbean through an agreement with Flow Trinidad. The channel launched in 12 Southern California communities serviced by Charter Communications—Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, San …