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LONDON, June 27: The BBC has announced that its British on-demand service, iPlayer, will launch on July 27, offering shows from across the broadcaster’s portfolio of channels for download onto a PC, advertising free, up to a week after the …

NEW YORK, June 27: Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group has named Pam Kaufman as chief marketing officer (CMO), reporting to Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. As CMO, Kaufman will oversee all marketing efforts for the …

UNTERFOEHRING, June 27: EM.TV, which is working to sell off its children’s and youth business, is set to change its name to EM.Sport Media and expects its revenues from sports activities to at least double by 2010. Last month, the …

HOLLYWOOD, June 27: Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising (Fox L&M) has appointed Adam Kline to the newly created position of VP of new media enterprises. In his new role, Kline will oversee Fox’s extensive portfolio of video game projects …

ARLINGTON, June 27: A new report from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reveals that 30 percent of U.S. households now own high-definition televisions (HDTV)—expected to rise to 36 percent by the end of this year—but also finds that more consumers …

LONDON, June 27: The broadband service Tiscali TV has added the full set of basic channels from BSkyB, including Sky One and Sky Sports News, to its lineup. The deal covers Sky One, Sky Two, Sky Three, Sky Arts, Sky …

BEVERLY HILLS, June 27: Following the success of its debut project, the online mini drama series Prom Queen, Michael Eisner’s new-media studio Vuguru has announced plans for a new series, The All-For-Nots. The show is being produced with Dinosaur Diorama …

NEW YORK, June 27: Canadian broadcaster CTV has bagged the exclusive broadcast and digital rights (including broadband, video-on-demand and mobile) to the Comedy Central program slate, which it can schedule on any of its platforms, including the specialty channel The …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, June 27: Lionsgate has signed a television development deal with Roy Lee and Doug Davison's Vertigo Entertainment, which has become known for producing U.S. remakes of Asian films, resulting in The Ring, The Grudge and The Departed, among …

NEW YORK, June 27: MTV in the U.S., and sister offerings in 36 countries have greenlit a second season of the social networking series Meet or Delete, targeted at college students and produced in collaboration with the information technology company …