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MIAMI, July 30: More than 20 producers and distributors from Spain are expected to take part in the Spain TV Expo 2007, which will be held at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa Hotel from November 7 to 9. The …

LONDON, July 30: Galleon Entertainment has greenlit the production of its new 26×5-minute music-based animated series Apollo’s Pad, geared to viewers aged 16 to 24. The show, produced in association with Sony BMG, features two minutes of gag-based comedy in …

LOS ANGELES, July 30: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted Gina Brogi to senior VP of worldwide pay television from her previous role as VP. The announcement was made today by Marion Edwards, the president of international television at …

HELSINKI, July 30: Caspar Berntzen has been appointed managing director of CANAL+ in Finland, effective August 6. Berntzen will focus on building CANAL+’s business in Finland; the Finnish operations were previously overseen together with the Nordic businesses. He is a …

LONDON, July 30: A new report from ZenithOptimedia predicts that television advertising will stabilize in the U.K. this year and is set to begin growing again in 2008, albeit at a modest 2 percent per year. The latest edition of …

ENGLEWOOD/LONDON, July 30: Liberty Global is considering a bid for British cable platform Virgin Media, according to comments made by the company’s chairman, John Malone, to the Financial Times. Liberty Global is already the leading cable operator in Europe, operating …

SINGAPORE, July 30: A 2006 ruling by the Media Development Authority of Singapore, which stated that exclusive pay-TV carriage deals are not anti-competitive, has been upheld by the island nation’s Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), Lee Boon …

SYDNEY, July 30: According to Australian press reports, Kerry Stokes, the executive chairman of Seven Network, is expected to appeal the broadcaster’s dismissed lawsuit over its defunct pay-TV channel C7, reportedly igniting the ire of shareholders who are already concerned …

TORONTO, July 30: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has completed the acquisition of the Toronto-based production company Dufferin Gate Productions for C$6 million ($5.6 million). Under the terms of the deal, Peace Arch acquires all of the shares of Dufferin Gate …

NEW YORK, July 27: Comic book giant DC Comics announced at Comic-Con that it has inked a deal with Universal Studios Consumer Products Group to publish a hardcover collection of graphic novels based on NBC's Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated Heroes …