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LONDON, August 15: The British DVD rights to season one of the animated series Skunk Fu! have been licensed to Warner Music Group by Galleon Holdings. The 52×13-minute property, targeted to children aged 6 to 12, follows the adventures of …

NEW YORK, August 15: Kelleigh Dulany has been promoted to VP of public responsibility for MTV Networks Entertainment Group’s Comedy Central and Spike TV, based in New York. In her new position, where she will report to COO John Cucci, …

HONG KONG, August 15: Liza Newnham has been tapped as the senior VP and general manager of English-language channels for STAR. In this newly created role, based in Hong Kong, Newnham will be responsible for managing the business operations of …

NEW YORK, August 15: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has formed a new senior management team led by former Nickelodeon executive Scott Webb as chief creative officer. As chief …

NEW YORK, August 15: Google-owned YouTube has requested the testimony of Comedy Central stars Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert as part of its defense against the $1-billion law suit brought against the video-sharing site by the cable channel’s parent company, …

BRIGHTON, August 15: Vikki Brightman has been appointed as commercial director for the Digital Rights Group-owned events and formats distributor Zeal Entertainment. Reporting to Andrea Jackson, Zeal’s managing director, Brightman will be tasked with managing the sales team and working …

LONDON, August 15: The BBC has begun the sale process for its BBC Resources subsidiary, a leading provider of broadcast production facilities and services. Tomorrow, the BBC will advertise the sale of the business, which encompasses BBC Outside Broadcasts, BBC …

EL SEGUNDO/GERMANTOWN, August 15: In an effort to compete against cable operators offering triple-play packages, satellite platform DIRECTV has inked a deal with the CURRENT Group to offer its subscribers broadband and VoIP telephone services by the end of this …

HONG KONG, August 15: Three bars in Hong Kong have settled copyright infringement suits with FIFA and pay-TV platform Hong Kong Cable Television for illegally broadcasting last year’s World Cup. The three establishments, Carnegies, the Bridge and the Coyote Bar …

HONG KONG, August 15: The Internet video company VODone has teamed with the pan-Asian soccer network Goal TV to launch an online channel in China delivering coverage of a host of European football leagues. The online service is promising coverage …