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LONDON, December 20: British regulator Ofcom has levied two fines, totaling £1.5 million, against Channel 4 for call-in irregularities on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal. The £1 million fine for Richard and Judy was levied for breaches …

HILVERSUM, December 20: Endemol’s Daniel Lew is stepping down as executive director of operations for Latin America, following the restructuring of the company’s activities in the region. Lew joined Endemol in 2001 as CEO and minority shareholder of Endemol Interactive …

NEW YORK, December 20: According to the results of a new TNS survey, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has caused no impact on the viewing habits of 74 percent of Americans, with only 22 percent of Americans watching …

PARIS, December 20: Reed MIDEM has selected another Asian market, Japan, to be the Country of Honor at MIPTV featuring MILIA, after celebrating India at MIPCOM in October. Japan Day is set for day one of MIPTV, which runs from …

ATLANTA, December 19: Aaron McGruder, the creator of The Boondocks comic strip and Adult Swim animated series, has inked a deal for a 20-part webisode series for Super Deluxe, Turner Broadcasting System’s comedy broadband network. The Super Rumble Mixshow is …

NEW YORK, December 19: Sundance Channel has commissioned Isabella Rossellini to create five additional short films for her series titled Green Porno, which will roll out on mobile devices and online in spring 2008. The five additional shorts bring the …

MIAMI, December 19: The Univision Networks have become the exclusive Spanish-language telecasters in the U.S. for the annual CONCACAF Champions League, a new regional tournament for top-ranking soccer clubs, kicking off with the inaugural 2008-2009 season. Twenty-four of the highest-ranked …

TORONTO, December 19: Breakthrough Animation has received a commission from CanWest Media to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated sitcom Producing Parker for the Canadian cable network TVtropolis. Producing Parker follows the adventures of an overworked and underpaid producer, …

STOCKHOLM, December 19: Swedish network TV4 has reached an exclusive three-year agreement with Svensk Filmindustri (SF) for the free-TV rights to a large number of feature films. The agreement covers the 2008-2010 period, with the majority of the films being …

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19: The Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule limiting an individual cable operator’s nationwide market share to 30 percent, and has relaxed the ban on the ownership of a broadcast station and a daily newspaper …