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NEW YORK, May 15: Seven new dramas, including the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off Private Practice, have made it onto ABC’s 2007-2008 schedule, alongside four new comedies and a new reality series from Oprah Winfrey. The new productions join the returning Brothers …

LOS ANGELES, May 15: Taffy Entertainment has named David Di Lorenzo as VP of retail marketing, reporting to Cynthia Money, the president of worldwide consumer products and marketing. In his new role, based in Los Angeles, Di Lorenzo is responsible …

LOS ANGELES, May 15: MySpace is launching a new section within MySpace Video that will feature branded news and lifestyle channels from the likes of The New York Times, Reuters and Fox’s IGN Entertainment. “The upcoming branded channel launch continues …

NEW YORK, May 15: Kevin Clash, the Emmy Award-winning Muppeteer behind the Sesame Street character Elmo, has been promoted to senior creative advisor for Sesame Workshop, reporting to Gary E. Knell, the president and CEO. In his new role, Clash …

BURBANK, May 15: Sprint customers will be able access full episodes of news and entertainment programming from ABC Entertainment, ABC News and Disney Channel on their mobile phones, either on demand or via streaming channels, via a new deal announced …

LONDON, May 15: As part of the restructuring of its business development unit, Red Bee Media has appointed Karl Stone to the head of business development for Piero—the company’s 3-D sports graphics technology—and Neil McLaren to the head of business …

TORONTO, May 15: Growth in broadcast advertising sales and worldwide sales of the CSI franchise led to a 32 percent increase in first-quarter revenues to C$358 million at Alliance Atlantis Communications. The net profit was C$41.2 million compared to C$21.5 …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA, May 15: RHI Entertainment and Genius Products plan to co-produce up to 48 original movies for initial U.S. broadcast exclusively on ION Media Networks and for direct-to-video release. This new programming for ION will be part of …

BURBANK, May 15: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts has unveiled Disney Travel on Demand, an on-demand network featuring tips on vacation planning, with carriage secured on Cablevision and Time Warner Cable. The programming will be focused on Disney's destinations around …

SAN DIEGO, May 15: Next New Networks, the venture set up by former Nickelodeon president and MTV Networks vice chairman Herb Scannell, is launching seven Internet channels on Veoh Networks’ Veoh.com. The channels include Channel Federator with cartoons; Fast Lane …