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HARRINGTON PARK, April 15: Janson Media is set to release the eighth DVD in its Hollywood Collection, Audrey Hepburn Remembered, narrated by Roger Moore. Janson’s Hollywood Collection contains an archive of 34 movie-star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Production …

MUNICH/CANNES, April 15: Bavaria Media Television concluded a slew of deals with various international broadcasters at MIPTV, including selling the telenovela Storm of Love into its 23rd territory. TV 2 in Denmark picked up a selection of Scene of the …

VIENNA, April 15: Da Vinci Learning, an Eastern European knowledge-focused pay-TV channel, has acquired a package of programs and clips from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). The package includes the children’s science series Explorer Train, along with clips from ORF’s …

GENEVA, April 15: Swiss-based i-concerts has secured an agreement with African musician Youssou N’Dour to launch i-concerts Africa, a live portal slated to launch in the end of 2008. Currently in development, i-concerts Africa will be a live portal for …

NEW YORK, April 15: Time Warner is set to eliminate some 450 positions at New Line Cinema, following the decision to merge the studio with Warner Bros. Entertainment. In February, Time Warner announced the consolidation of its filmed entertainment divisions. …

NEW YORK, April 15: Univision Communications has appointed Sebastian Trujillo as the senior VP and operating manager for its Galavisión network, effective June 2. Trujillo will oversee programming, operations and production for the network. He will report to Joanne Lynch, …

AMERICAN FORK, April 15: Utah-based Move Networks, a provider of high-definition online television services, has received $46 million in a Series C funding round that includes Comcast and Televisa, among other investors. The financing round was led by Benchmark Capital …

LONDON/MOSCOW, April 15: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Prof-Media have named Alexey Efimov as the general manager of MTV Russia, responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company. Based in Moscow, Efimov will report to the board of directors of …

LOS ANGELES, April 15: Lifetime Television is set to launch the first television adaptations of two novels from international author Patricia Cornwell: At Risk and The Front. At Risk was originally published in January 2006 as a 15-week serialization in …

SILVER SPRING, April 15: Discovery Networks International has promoted Dan Brooke to executive VP and managing director of Discovery Networks UK. In his new role, based at Discovery’s European headquarters in London, Brooke will oversee the strategic development and operations …