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LONDON, August 21: Steve Burch is stepping down as the CEO of British cable platform Virgin Media “for personal reasons” and is due to return to the U.S. Burch’s resignation comes as Virgin Media explores its strategic options, including a …

LEIPZIG/LONDON/NEW YORK, August 21: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has appointed Arwed-Ralf Grenzbach to the newly created role of VP of videogames, music and special products, effective immediately. In his new role, based in London, Grenzbach will report to …

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 21: National Geographic Channels International is launching a 24-hour music channel, Nat Geo Music, beginning in Italy on the SKY Italia platform on October 15. Reaching 4.2 million subscribers in Italy, with further global rollout expected, Nat …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, August 21: American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has been tapped to host the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on FOX on September 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. “Ryan Seacrest is known and loved by …

NEW YORK/SEOUL, August 21: In an investment and multiplatform content deal valued in excess of $20 million, Korea’s Sidus Corporation has agreed to provide ImaginAsian Entertainment with expansion capital and exclusive Korean content for distribution in the U.S. Under the …

UNTERFOEHRING, August 21: EM.Sport Media (formerly EM.TV) has recorded revenues of 111.7 million euros in the first half of the year, a 7.1-percent gain, with a profit of 3.4 million euros. Werner E. Klatten, the chairman of the management board …

TEL AVIV, August 21: First-half revenues at Dori Media Group rose 32 percent to $12.7 million, with a net profit of $1.86 million, up from last year’s $1.72 million. Announcing the results, president and CEO Nadav Palti noted: “Once again, …

LONDON, August 21: ESPN continues to expand its global online business, today announcing the acquisition of scrum.com, a leading online rugby news, scores and information portal, from Scrum Limited. “Rugby has a global fan base,” said Russell Wolff, the executive …

LITTLE ROCK, August 21: Equity Media Holdings, which owns and operates stations in 41 U.S. markets, has signed an affiliate deal with Viacom’s Hispanic music network MTV Tr3 for its newly acquired New York station WMBQ. MTV Tr3 will be …

ATLANTA, August 21: Extending its Get Animated healthy lifestyles initiative, Cartoon Network has unveiled Props, a one-hour special that will give six select kids a chance to spend time with their celebrity heroes, including tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams …