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BEVERLY HILLS, August 3: News Corporation’s mobile division, Jamster, has announced the promotions of Craig Vaughan, Miriam Holzman and Beth Kearns. Vaughan is now VP of business development for Fox Mobile Entertainment, a Jamster division, after serving as executive director. …

LONDON, August 2: Distraction has secured new broadcast deals for its French-language series Sex Shop and titles from its Sex and Celebrity catalog with AB Droits Audiovisuels in France. AB Droits Audiovisuels has picked up 82 episodes of Sex Shop, …

VIENNA, August 2: Da Vinci Learning, a new pay-TV channel launching in Eastern Europe, has acquired history and science documentaries and more than 200 short-form science segments from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). Titles included in the deal are Universum’s …

BURBANK, August 2: The Walt Disney Company, which yesterday announced its acquisition of the kids’ virtual world Club Penguin, has reported an improved third quarter profit of $1.2 billion, a 4.7-percent gain, on revenues of $9 billion, a 6.7-percent rise …

LOS ANGELES, August 2: MGA Entertainment has launched Be-Bratz.com, a new online portal based on the Bratz fashion doll line. The portal debuted in beta format. Targeted at girls aged 6 and up, Be-Bratz.com allows users to own a virtual …

NEW YORK, August 2: Second-quarter revenues at Viacom were $3.19 billion, a 13-percent increase, but profit remained flat at $434 million, down 1 percent on last year’s $437.3 million. Operating income in the second quarter rose 6 percent to $702 …

BEIJING, August 2: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Annie Yim to executive director of licensing for Greater China from her previous role as director of licensing for Asia. Yim will relocate from Hong Kong to Beijing. In her …

EL SEGUNDO, August 2: Mattel has announced a recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price toys made in China featuring Sesame Street and Nickelodeon characters over concerns about lead paint, in a move that is expected to cost the toy giant $30 …

TOKYO, August 2: A coalition of Japanese TV, film and music companies has lashed out at YouTube, according to the Associated Press, accusing the Google-owned site of not doing enough to remove pirated clips. There is a host of bootleg …

HAMILTON, August 2: Central European Media Enterprises has reported its results for the second quarter, with revenues up 38 percent to $216.3 million and a net income of $34.6 million, triple the $8.5 million recorded in Q2 last year. For …