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LOS ANGELES, April 24: Ken DuBow, previously with First Look Studios, has been appointed president of worldwide distribution at PorchLight Entertainment. DuBow debuted in his new position at MIPTV last week, handling the international distribution of new properties such as …

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 …

BURBANK, April 24: DIC Entertainment has appointed Gray Davis, former Governor of California, as a non-executive director on its Board of Directors. The announcement was made by Andy Heyward, the chairman and CEO of DIC. Governor Davis joins other veteran …

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 …

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 …