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LONDON, October 18: The BBC has received approval from the BBC Trust to launch bbc.com, its online destination for users outside of the U.K. that will feature advertising; British users’ experience of bbc.co.uk will not be affected. Ad revenues from …

HAMILTON, October 18: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has appointed Adrian Sarbu, who has served as CME’s partner in Romania since 1995, as its new COO. Sarbu has been the leader of CME’s Romanian operations for the past 12 years, …

LONDON, October 18: Dori Media International has launched its fourth branded channel on YouTube, this one focused on its hit telenovela El Refugio (The Shelter). The launch of the new destination (located at www.youtube.com/elrefugio) follows the August rollout of Dori’s …

MIAMI, October 18: A year and a half after beginning operations in Miami, Spanish Broadcasting System’s (SBS) MEGA TV channel has now secured national distribution in the U.S. on DIRECTV MAS. Starting from yesterday, DIRECTV MAS airs Mega TV's programming …

HOUSTON, October 18: Desaparecidos, a new weekly one-hour television series featuring real-life cases of missing Hispanics in the U.S., will premiere on Tuesday, October 23, on LAT-TV’s 22-market network, along with additional clearances across the U.S. Co-produced by LAT-TV, the …

JOHANNESBURG/NEW YORK, October 18: In a move to support the South African government's mother tongue-based education policy, Takalani Sesame, which recently launched its fourth season on SABC in August, will soon be on air in almost all of South Africa’s …

LONDON, October 18: Granada International will roll out its catalogue of feature films, now digitally restored in high definition, along with dramas and classic Hollywood TV movies, at the AFM. Feature films that are now available in high definition include …

COLUMBIA, October 18: Retirement Living TV, the first network created for people aged 55 and over, has reached licensing agreements for three original television series with Ananey Communication’s Health Channel in Israel. The deals include The Daily Apple, a magazine …

LONDON, October 18: 2waytraffic International has teamed up with the games and betting company Ladbrokes for the exclusive launch of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? branded online bingo. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Bingo will be featured as …

SINGAPORE, October 18: Singapore’s Theatre Red has announced that production, investment and broadcast partners from Singapore, Canada and Australia have come on board for its new kids’ sci-fi live-action series Stormworld. Along with Theatre Red, Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures will co-produce …