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NEW YORK/LONDON, January 17: Video ringtone outfit Vringo and Turner Broadcasting System Europe have partnered to enable Vringo subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to download clips from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim as video ringtones. The 2- …

MUNICH, January 17: Axel Springer has concluded the sale of its 12-percent stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media to majority owners KKR and Permira. Lavena Holding 5 GmbH, a company controlled by funds advised by KKR and Permira, formerly held approximately 50.7 …

NEW YORK, January 17: Dave Howe, currently the general manager and executive VP of SCI FI Channel, has been named president of the NBC Universal-owned network. Howe will oversee original development, programming and marketing, global brand strategy and market development, …

NEW YORK, January 17: American Idol delivered 33.4 million viewers when it returned to FOX’s schedule this week, making it the most-watched non-sports event of the season, despite an 11-percent drop from the 37.4 million who tuned in last year. …

HILVERSUM/MIAMI, January 17: Endemol has appointed Laurens Drillich, former chairman and CEO of Dutch pubcaster BNN, as senior VP of Endemol USA Latino. Drillich, a former managing director and creative director of Endemol Mexico, will report to the chairman of …

WEST PALM BEACH, January 17: ION Media Networks has entered into a strategic partnership with Star Media, a New York-based syndication outfit, and Omnicom’s OMG Entertainment & Sports unit for the development and broadcast of programming for African-American audiences. The …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: Lifetime Networks has promoted David Hillman to VP of reality programming, based in the company’s Los Angeles office. In his new position, Hillman will continue to be responsible for developing and overseeing reality programming at the …

ALVISO/SAN MATEO, January 17: The Internet movie service Jaman has inked a deal that makes its catalogue of features available directly from the TV screen via the TiVo DVR. The service will be available in the coming months to broadband-connected …

SYDNEY, January 16: Network Ten and FOXTEL have secured the exclusive Australian broadcast rights to the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. The free-TV network and pay-TV platform are promising to deliver “the most comprehensive coverage of this blue ribbon …

LONDON, January 16: Digital Rights Group (DRG) has named Christina Willoughby as the managing director of Channel 4 International (C4i), upped from her role as the head of international sales and co-productions. Since joining C4i in 2003, Willoughby has lead …