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NEW YORK, May 15: At a presentation in New York City, U.S. Hispanic broadcasting giant Univision unveiled its 2008-09 programming slate and touted its 360-degree marketing solutions for advertisers. “This year’s Upfront is not about marketing to Hispanics, but about …

LOS ANGELES, May 15: Mena Suvari and Golden Globe-winner Matthew Modine are set to star in the new Lifetime original movie tentatively titled Sex & Lies in Sin City, based on the true story of the death of a wealthy …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, May 15: CBS has partnered with EQAL, founded by the creators of the hit online series lonelygirl15 and KateModern, to create and produce multiplatform television, online and mobile entertainment for existing and future CBS TV shows. The …

LONDON, May 15: BKN International will deliver two new films later this spring that are based on its animated kids’ properties Zorro: Generation Z and Dork Hunters from Outer Space. The two new films are Zorro and Scarlet Whip: Revealed! …

CANNES/LONDON, May 15: Disney-ABC International Television has concluded a multi-year, multi-window content agreement with Canal+ to bring a selection of its current and upcoming movies and series to the French pay-TV platform’s viewers via transactional VOD, pay-per-view and pay-TV windows. …

LONDON, May 15: Chapman Entertainment has appointed Telescreen as the licensing agent to represent its new animated preschool property Roary the Racing Car in the Benelux region. Roary the Racing Car launched on Nick Jr. in the Benelux on March …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, May 15: Revenues at Jetix Europe for the six months ended March 31, 2008, fell 19 percent to 71.2 million euros, while net profit was flat at 20.6 million euros. The company noted that the revenue fall was in …

HILVERSUM, May 15: Endemol Group has appointed Marco Di Gioacchino to the newly created role of executive director of branded entertainment, based in London. The move represents the start of a global initiative by Endemol to significantly expand its advertiser-related …

LONDON, May 15: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has reached a first-look TV development deal with Origin, a new British independent production outfit set up by David Thompson, previously the head of BBC Films. Origin will be focused on creating original film …

SHANGHAI, May 15: Guenther Hake has been appointed to lead Disney Consumer Products Greater China and has been promoted to senior VP and managing director of Disney Consumer Products and Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE). Hake will relocate to …