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WEST PALM BEACH, September 11: ION Media Networks has secured the rights to air the NFL Game of the Week, from NFL Films, beginning September 15 at 6 p.m. NFL Game of the Week is a one-hour program showcasing the …

LONDON/SINGAPORE, September 11: Raymund Miranda has been appointed to the role of managing director of global networks for Asia at NBC Universal, effective November 1. Based in Singapore, Miranda will be responsible for launching the commercial operations for the global …

LONDON, September 11: Lynne Frank, ESPN’s current managing director for Europe, has been promoted to senior VP of ESPN International, based in London. Frank will continue to oversee ESPN’s expanded business in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. She adds …

TORONTO, September 11: John Flock has signed a new agreement that retains his current position as president of Peace Arch Entertainment Group, expands his responsibilities as the new COO and appoints him to the company’s board of directors. Since joining …

LONDON, September 11: Granada International has sold both seasons of the preschool hit Pocoyo to the U.K.’s Five for terrestrial broadcast beginning in early 2008. Co-produced with Spain’s Zinkia Entertainment, the 3-D, CGI-animated series will continue to air to digital …

BRISTOL, September 11: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by Five to produce the new factual series Nigel Marvin’s Shark Island for broadcast later this year. Nigel Marvin’s Shark Island follows the eponymous presenter and naturalist as he explores the Cocos …

NEW YORK, September 11: A new report from TNS Media Intelligence reveals that total U.S. advertising expenditures slipped in the first half of 2007 by 0.3 percent to $72.59 billion, versus the same period a year ago, with broadcast television …

ATLANTA, September 11: Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) has signed Segal Licensing as promotional agent to expand the brand of its hit property Ben 10 in the Canadian market. Segal Licensing, Canada’s largest licensing agency, will look to expand Ben 10’s …

LONDON, September 11: A new report issued by business consulting firm Bain & Company reveals that the European video content market is currently worth 123 billion euros and is growing at a rate of 4 to 6 percent per year, …

NEW YORK, September 11: The U.S. Hispanic outlet V-me has secured the rights to produce the first local version of the Australian kids’ series The Fairies in a deal that will allow it to distribute its version to Latin America, …