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LONDON, October 1: Granada International has appointed Tobias de Graaff as senior VP of sales for Europe, based in the company’s London offices. De Graaff will report to Tim Mutimer, the director of sales, and will manage the company’s international …

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, October 1: The Independent Television Service (ITVS), which funds, presents and promotes documentaries on American public television and cable-TV outlets, has announced the Global Perspectives Project, which aims to bring factual films from independent producers from around the …

WASHINGTON, October 1: Ron Gloff has been appointed account manager at National Geographic Digital Motion, the stock footage service of National Geographic Digital Media. Based in Los Angeles, Gloff will be responsible for licensing content to entertainment clients in the …

NEW YORK, September 28: MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, has reached an exclusive deal to make game broadcasts and highlight clips from the 2007 MLB postseason available on-demand via the Internet …

PARIS, September 28: Former Sex and the City cast member Kim Cattrall will be at MIPCOM to promote the new ITV drama My Boy Jack, joining a growing list of celebrities slated to appear in Cannes next month. The British-born …

HONG KONG, September 28: Warner Bros. Pictures, The Weinstein Company and Imagi Animation Studios have formed an alliance for the worldwide distribution of the feature films Gatchaman and AstroBoy. The new pact builds on the success of TMNT, Imagi's first …

CULVER CITY, September 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has acquired the international distribution rights from Distant Horizon to the feature-length FIFA-supported docu-drama More Than Just a Game. The docu-drama tells the little-known story of organized football played among prisoners …

TOKYO, September 28: Geneon Entertainment has reached an agreement with Universal Pictures Japan (UPJ) to distribute new titles from Universal on DVD, beginning with The Bourne Ultimatum in March 2008. Universal Pictures Japan will continue to distribute all Universal catalogue …

LONDON, September 28: Distraction has acquired the distribution rights for three of Ripe Digital Entertainment’s (RDE) branded channels: Ripe TV, Octane TV and Flow TV. RDE’s multiplatform channels offer free on-demand programming that is available over cable, VOD, broadband and …

LONDON, September 28: ALL3MEDIA International has boosted its catalogue of third-party formats by acquiring the eco-tainment challenge show Wa$ted!, and the BBC canine and celebrity challenge program The Underdog Show. Created by the British independent production company Splash Media, The …