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LOS ANGELES, April 26: Taffy Entertainment has named Marc Grossmann as director of public relations, reporting to Cynthia Money, the president of worldwide consumer products and marketing. In his new role, Grossmann will be charged with overseeing worldwide publicity, advertising …

MEXICO CITY, April 26: Televisa chief Emilio Azcárraga Jean has confirmed that the Mexican media giant is eyeing the acquisition of Endemol. Azcárraga, Televisa’s chairman and CEO, told Reuters at an event in Mexico City yesterday: "We’re looking at investment …

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 26: The Federal Communications Commission is urging Congress to impose legislation that would restrict violence in TV shows during hours when children might be watching. In a report released yesterday, the FCC said that the current program …

BRUSSELS, April 26: The European Parliament has passed legislation enacting criminal penalties—fines and jail time—against individuals who infringe on intellectual property rights for commercial gain. The vote passed by 374 votes to 278, with 17 abstentions. The wide-ranging legislation, which …

NEW YORK, April 26: Andrea Wong, ABC Entertainment’s executive VP of alternative programming, specials and late-night, has been appointed president and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services, succeeding Betty Cohen, who is stepping down after two years with the female-targeted media …

PHILADELPHIA, April 26: Comcast Corporation said today that its triple play bundle of cable TV, high-speed Internet and voice-over-IP telephone service had enabled another record-setting quarter, with revenues up 32 percent to $7.4 billion and net income increasing 80 percent …

MEXICO CITY, April 26: TV Azteca’s first quarter revenues slipped 5 percent to Ps. 1.78 billion ($162.8 million) while profit dropped 42 percent to Ps. 179 million ($16.4 million). "The results this quarter are not completely comparable with those of …

NEW YORK, April 26: A host of big-name advertisers, among them Microsoft, Sony Electronics and Unilever, have come on board as advertisers on Joost, the new Internet TV service from Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom. According to the …

MIAMI, April 26: Discovery Networks U.S. Hispanic Group has launched a weekly one-hour Discovery en Español-branded programming block on Azteca America. The block launched on April 22 and will air every Sunday at 10 p.m. Featured content includes original programming …

EL SEGUNDO, April 26: The daily soap Passions, which ends its eight-year run on NBC this September, has found a new home on satellite platform DIRECTV. The deal with NBC Universal Television Studio will see the daytime drama entering its …