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CULVER CITY, April 24: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Marie Jacobson to executive VP of programming and production for its international networks. Based in Culver City, Jacobson—who was promoted from her position as the senior VP of programming …

NEW YORK, April 23: MTV Networks has promoted both Andra Shapiro and George Cheeks to the newly created roles of executive VP of business affairs and co-general counsel. Shapiro and Cheeks will jointly oversee MTV Networks’ business and legal affairs …

HILVERSUM, April 23: Michel Mol has been promoted to director of innovation and new media at Netherlands Public Broadcasting (NPB). Mol joined NPB in 2001 as head of the Internet division, developing and implementing the broadcaster’s online strategy, including the …

HOLLYWOOD, April 23: More than 1 million Blu-ray discs have been sold in less than a year, according to figures from Home Media Research, with the format accounting for 70 percent of high-definition movies sold in the first quarter of …

TORONTO, April 23: The Canadian Competition Bureau has given its clearance to the $2.05 billion sale of Alliance Atlantis Communications to CanWest Global Communications and Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. Alliance Atlantis shareholders cleared the C$53/share agreement earlier this month. A …

MADRID, April 23: The Spanish investment fund Grupo Torreal has acquired a 20-percent stake in Imagina, which owns a majority interest in the La Sexta network. Imagina is the product of the merger of Grupo Arbol and Mediapro. In addition …

LONDON, April 23: BBC One’s Panorama current-affairs show today alleged that callers to premium-rate phone competitions on the GMTV morning show have been defrauded out of millions of pounds over the last four years. Calling the incident “TV’s dirtiest little …

SALERNO, April 23: The BBC’s Charlie and Lola was among the winners of this year’s Pulcinella Awards, announced at the Cartoons on the Bay animation festival over the weekend. Charlie and Lola picked up the best TV series for infants …

NEW YORK, April 23: Verizon FiOS TV has boosted its lineup of national high-definition programming with the addition of three channels: HGTV HD, Food Network HD and LMN (Lifetime Movie Network) HD. The three channels will be available in all …

TORONTO, April 23: The Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF) will present its 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award to the BBC on Sunday, June 10, at the Fairmont Springs, in Banff, Canada, with Director-General Mark Thompson accepting on behalf of the organization. …