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LONDON, April 25: FMX, FremantleMedia’s cross-platform division, has launched Project V, an interactive online short-form comedy drama that showcases the lives and observations of six young up-and-coming performers from Britain and the U.S. Available at www.project-v.net, Project V features short-form …

MAINZ, April 25: ZDF Enterprises’ fictional programs proved to be a hit with international buyers at MIPTV—accounting for approximately 45 percent of the company’s sales revenue at the market—led by new deals on H20-Just Add Water, which has now been …

TORONTO, April 25: Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF), taking place in Banff, Canada, from June 10-13, has added acclaimed British screenwriter Paul Abbott and U.S. sitcom specialist Chuck Lorre to this year’s lineup of Master Class sessions. Abbott produced the …

KNOXVILLE, April 25: Scripps Networks will offer exclusive on-demand footage from the third season of The Next Food Network Star, which launches on the Food Network in June. The new season of the series will debut on Sunday, June 3, …

DUBLIN, April 25: Last week at MIPTV, Monster Distributes concluded deals for its animated series with Innoform Media in Asia and Universal Music Canada. Monster licensed the 13×30-minute Hermie and Friends and the 52×2-minute preschool series I’m an Animal to …

MIAMI, April 25: MTV Networks Latin America has appointed Juan C. Acosta, previously with NBC Universal/Telemundo, as VP and CFO, reporting to Scot McBride, the executive VP and COO. In his new role, Acosta will be responsible for managing short …

STOCKHOLM, April 24: For the first quarter of this year, Modern Times Group has reported an 11-percent increase in revenues to SEK 2.6 billion, with profit up 4 percent to SEK 316 million. At Viasat Broadcasting, meanwhile, revenues rose 11 …

RESTON, April 24: Users of mobile TV in the U.S. are predominantly male and below the age of 35, according to a new study from digital media research firm comScore. The study, based on a survey of more than 2,000 …

LONDON, April 24: Dawn Airey has quit as the chief executive of the new media group Iostar after just over a week on the job, citing a “significant breach in her contract,” local press reports indicate. According to the Guardian, …

MIAMI, April 24: MySpace is launching a new site targeted to U.S. Hispanics, as well as a pan-regional offering for Latin America and has plans for localized communities in Mexico and Brazil. "We're moving rapidly to build communities that reflect …