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SEOUL, April 23: Korea’s Cocaban has appointed Telescreen as the European licensing agent, excluding Italy, Spain and Portugal, for the brand Arittown. The first brand presentations and negotiations with European licensing partners will be initiated early this summer. In June, …

MUMBAI/ HONG KONG, April 23: Uday Shankar, currently the CEO of Media Content & Communications Services (MCCS), has been appointed COO of STAR India, reporting to Paul Aiello, the CEO of STAR India. The announcement comes four months since the …

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 …

HONG KONG, April 20: According to Media Partners Asia (MPA), pay-TV and broadband revenues in the Asia-Pacific will grow from $44 billion today to $102 billion by 2015, with a compound annual growth rate of 11 percent. The MPA report, …

MUMBAI/HONG KONG, April 20: STAR Group is teaming with production outfit Balaji Telefilms to create a network of regional-language general entertainment channels in India. STAR is creating a joint venture with Balaji—in which it owns a minority stake—to launch the …

SYDNEY, April 20: BBC Worldwide’s Sydney office has licensed a slate of drama, entertainment and factual content to ABC in Australia. ABC TV will premiere Jennifer Saunder’s new comedy/drama, the 6×50-minute Jam and Jerusalem. Matt Lucas and David Walliams return …

SYDNEY, April 20: MTV Networks’ MTV Overdrive online video on demand service is now available in 11 countries across four continents, with its newest launch in Australia. MTV Overdrive offers users MTV news updates, artist interviews, music videos, live music …

CANNES, April 20: At MIPTV this week, Distraction picked up the worldwide distribution rights to Erotic Star, the burlesque pole dancing talent show format from Erotic Star Productions in Australia. The format launched on Arena TV in Australia at the …