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WASHINGTON, March 26: Following NGC founding president Laureen Ong’s appointment as COO of STAR, David Haslingden has been named CEO of National Geographic Channel U.S. (NGC) and Steve Schiffman has been promoted to acting general manager. Haslingden, currently the CEO …

JAKARTA/NEW YORK, March 26: The Jakarta-based production company, Creative Indigo, recently hosted auditions in Jakarta to select four Muppeteers for Jalan Sesama, the new local Indonesian adaptation of the award-winning children’s program Sesame Street, for premiere later this year. Jalan …

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK, March 26: JetBlue Airways Corporation has reached an agreement with Setanta Sports North America to make the sports broadcaster’s programming available on all flights via its live onboard TV service provided by DIRECTV, including premier European and …

BRUSSELS, March 26: Fireworks International, a division of the U.K.'s ContentFilm, has tapped Brussels- and New York- based television distributor CDC United Network to represent its programming line-up and catalogue in Latin America for all rights, with the exception of …

TORONTO, March 26: Over $100,000 in development money and a host of new, internationally-funded pitching programs will be offered in partnership with Canadian, U.K. and U.S. broadcasters at the 28th Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF) this year in Banff, Canada, …

LONDON, March 26: Portman Film & Television has acquired the worldwide rights for Sea Patrol, a new 13×1-hour Australian big-budget action drama to be aired in primetime on Nine Network in Australia. Produced by Hal and Di McElroy (Water Rats, …

SANTA BARBARA, March 26: Foothill Entertainment has licensed Batfink and Milton the Monster, two classic TV series produced by Hal Seeger Productions, to retro-pop culture entertainment company Shout! Factory for home video distribution in the U.S. and Canada. The 100 …

NEW YORK, March 26: Rainbow Media Holdings has appointed Harold Gronenthal as SVP of program acquisitions and international development. In his new role, Gronenthal, who was previously the SVP of program acquisitions and administration for Rainbow Entertainment Services, will be …

NEW YORK, March 26: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore will be presented with the 2007 International Emmy Founders Award at the 35th International Emmy Awards Gala on November 19 in New York City. This award, announced by Academy president …

MIAMI/BUENOS AIRES, March 26: Claxson Interactive Group has formed a special committee of independent directors to evaluate a proposal to take the company private. With the support of the company’s controlling shareholders, the Cisneros Group, Hicks Muse, Roberto Vivo and …