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SINGAPORE, December 14: Following NBC Universal’s acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media in October, Raymund Miranda, currently the managing director of Global Networks in Asia, has been tapped to lead the company’s integrated channels operation in the region. Andrew Hanna, the managing …

CINCINNATI, December 14: The E. W. Scripps Company, which intends to separate into two publicly traded corporations by the middle of next year, has begun naming the board directors and senior management for the two companies, one focused on its …

ATLANTA, December 14: Molly Chase has been appointed as the new VP and executive producer for Cartoon Network New Media, reporting to the company’s senior VP and general manager, Paul Condolora. In her new role, Chase will oversee several Cartoon …

LOS ANGELES, December 14: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) for “its refusal to bargain in good faith,” while the Directors …

NEW YORK, December 14: News Corporation has completed its acquisition of Dow Jones & Co., making The Wall Street Journal part of Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire. In August, News Corporation succeeded in its $5.6-billion takeover bid for Dow Jones …

MONTEREY, December 14: A new study from SNL Kagan estimates that total revenues from video on demand, pay per view and near video on demand generated by multichannel service providers in the U.S. will top $6 billion within five years. …

STOCKHOLM, December 14: Modern Times Group (MTG) has reached a deal to sell its Sonet Film Swedish production and distribution operation to Svensk Filmindustri (SF) for an undisclosed sum in cash. Announcing the deal, Hans-Holger Albrecht, the president and CEO …

LONDON, December 13: Virgin Media Television’s recently launched entertainment channel Virgin 1 has secured the exclusive premiere rights in the U.K. for the NBC drama series Chuck, from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. Virgin 1 has announced that the series …

LONDON/SYDNEY, December 13: Granada International has reached an exclusive long-term agreement to deliver its television programming to Australia’s Seven Network. Granada International, part of British commercial broadcaster ITV, has a catalogue that includes programs like Prime Suspect and A Touch …

LONDON, December 13: HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia have announced that JimJam, their new 24-hour preschool channel, is launching across Central Europe, adding an additional 1.4 million subscribers to its reach. JimJam will now be carried on UPC Broadband in Poland, …