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ISTANBUL/LONDON/BURBANK, April 3: In a multi-year affiliate agreement, the Disney Channel will launch exclusively on the DIGITURK digital platform in Turkey on April 29. The agreement with DIGITURK follows the launches of the Disney Channel in Poland and South Africa, …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: The Hispanic-targeted music/entertainment digital multicast network LATV has added five further stations to its affiliate list ahead of its April 23 launch. The new LATV affiliates that will be broadcasting the network via digital multicast are: …

SEOUL, April 3: Pandora.TV, South Korea’s largest online video site, has completed a Series B financing round of US$10 million led by DCM (formerly Doll Capital Management), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Existing investors Altos Ventures, STIC International and …

BASKING RIDGE/BEVERLY HILLS, April 3: Prom Queen, the inaugural production from ex-Disney chief Michael Eisner’s new digital studio Vuguru, will be carried on all of Verizon’s platforms in the U.S., including mobile, online and pay TV. Prom Queen, created specifically …

LONDON, April 2: BBC Worldwide has appointed Gerry Ritchie as its VP of distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the newly integrated Global Channels and BBC World sales configuration, effective immediately. Ritchie’s appointment follows the integration …

AMSTERDAM, April 2: Independent production and distribution company Off the Fence (OTF) has promoted Erik Schuit to head of sales. In his new role, Schuit, who was previously the sales manager at Off the Fence, will work on licensing OTF …

CHICAGO, April 2: The Tribune Company, which owns 23 TV stations in the U.S., among other assets, has accepted an $8.2 billion takeover offer from Sam Zell, a real-estate tycoon who has never run a newspaper. The 160-year-old media conglomerate …

WASHINGTON, DC, April 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is launching a new channel, Nat Geo Adventure. This new channel will concentrate on high-energy exploration and adventure programming and aims to engage young backpackers and travelers craving edgy content that …

LOS ANGELES, April 2: Promax/BDA has added the director John Waters and the fashion designer Kenneth Cole to its lineup of speakers at the 52nd annual North American conference at the New York Hilton, joining the previously announced keynote speaker, …

MUNICH, April 2: In a deal brokered by SevenOne International, ProSieben’s science-magazine program Galileo has been licensed to Polish broadcaster TV4. The Polish version will run under the German title and use material produced by TV4 in addition to material …