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CARACAS, July 12: Venezuelan terrestrial broadcaster RCTV, which was forced off the air by President Hugo Chávez, plans to launch on several cable and satellite platforms in the country, chief executive Marcel Granier has said. Speaking at a news conference, …

LOS ANGELES, July 12: The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) will be holding its fifth annual TV Producers’ Boot Camp at the House of Blues and Comedy Store in Los Angeles on July 26 and July 27. Designed …

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Among a host of announcements made at the Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour today, HBO unveiled plans for a new comedy series, executive produced by Simon Fuller, featuring Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the stars …

BARCELONA, July 12: Neptuno Films has taken on selected distribution rights to the 3-D animated preschool series Katakune, a co-production between Singapore’s Character Farm and China’s Wogee Toons. The 52×11-minute episodes or 260×2-minute episodes are scheduled to be completed by …

SCOTTS VALLEY/NEW YORK, July 12: ABC News has signed an agreement with CustomFlix Labs to make hundreds of hours of historic and award-winning programming available for purchase on DVD on Amazon.com and ABCNews.com. Through the CustomFlix Labs DVD on Demand …

BUFFALO, July 12: The British comedy Mind Your Language, broadcast on ITV in the late ‘70s, has been picked up for a prime-time slot on Bridges TV in the U.S. The comedy focused on a group of new immigrants to …

BURBANK, July 12: On Tuesday night, the launch of NBC’s new variety competition show The Singing Bee delivered the highest rating among adults aged 18-49 for a new summer series premiere in nearly five years. The series premiere of The …

ENGLEWOOD, July 12: Liberty Global has appointed former AOL executive Balan Nair as its senior VP and chief technology officer. In this new role, Nair will be responsible for overseeing the company’s global network and technology operations, which span four …

LONDON, July 12: Internet TV service Brightcove has opened an office in London to manage its expanding business in Europe, which includes a deal announced today to distribute ad-supported online channels from BET Networks in the British market. "Consumers in …

LONDON, July 12: Matthew Littleford, previously with ITV Digital Channels, has been named the controller of UKTV. In his new role, Littleford will assume full editorial and brand leadership for the company’s portfolio of 10 TV channels and its online …