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LONDON, September 26: Outright Distribution has secured a raft of European deals for Ricochet’s 6×1-hour weight-loss program Fat March, which began airing in the U.S. in August on ABC. The finished program has been sold to Swedish channel TV4, to …

LOS ANGELES, September 26: A federal appeals court in California has denied a petition by Stephen Slesinger Inc. to reinstate its long-running case against The Walt Disney Company over royalties from Winnie the Pooh. In 2004, a Los Angeles court …

PALISADES PARK, September 26: Alfred Haber Distribution has finalized a number of new broadcast sales throughout the world for Most Shocking, Court TV’s highest-rated series ever, now entering its second season in the U.S. Broadcasters and territories that have been …

LONDON, September 26: British morning show GMTV has received a £2-million fine from Ofcom for Broadcasting Code breaches in relation to its premium-rate phone competitions. The fine follows an investigation by Ofcom into allegations that staff at Opera Telecom, the …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, September 26: CBS Corporation has appointed Amy Baer the president and CEO of its new film division, CBS Films. In her new position, Baer will be charged with charting the creative direction for CBS Films and overseeing …

UNTERFOEHRING, September 26: EM.Sport Media has reached a deal to acquire up to 36.4 percent in Highlight Communications, a film, home entertainment and sports and event-marketing company whose assets include majority stakes in Germany’s Constantin Film and Lucerne’s Team Holding, …

NEW YORK, September 26: John Cuddihy has been promoted to president and managing director of Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD), effective immediately. Since joining LPD in December 2005, Cuddihy has been instrumental in expanding the company’s global distribution initiatives in traditional …

NEW YORK, September 26: The Nielsen Company has said it will triple the size of its National People Meter (NPM) television ratings panel by 2011, increasing to 37,000 homes and 100,000 people. The NPM panel now encompasses about 12,000 U.S. …

AMSTERDAM, September 26: Format specialist Absolutely Independent has named Manon Polak as its new COO and managing director, responsible for the daily operations of its offices in Amsterdam and Stockholm. Polak has previous experience as a corporate lawyer and manager …

SILVER SPRING, September 26: According to a new report from market research firm Pike & Fischer, Americans will spend nearly two hours per day on video-on-demand viewing by 2012. According to the report, while the average monthly TV viewing time …