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BURBANK, June 7: The Walt Disney Studios has signed an exclusive multi-year, first-look deal with Spider-Man creator and producer Stan Lee and his production company POW! Entertainment. Lee and his production company will develop and produce all forms of entertainment. …

BUENOS AIRES, June 7: Dori Media Distribution has named Maria Aurelia Furnari to the position of sales executive for Latin America. In her new role, based in Argentina, Furnari will report directly to Silvana D’Angelo, the head of international sales …

HILVERSUM, June 7: Endemol Moscow has received a commission from the Russian broadcaster Channel One to produce a local version of The Heritage, the hit series that was produced by Endemol Netherlands in 2004 for RTL. Selling a major drama …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 7: George McGhee, the head of program acquisitions at the BBC, offers World Screen Newsflash his view of the new shows he screened in Los Angeles. “It was a decent year for pilots—not an outstanding one—without any …

LOS ANGELES, June 7: After a relentless campaign on behalf of fans to save the prime-time drama Jericho, CBS announced that it has ordered seven more episodes of the series for mid-season next year. The online protest over the cancellation …

NEW YORK, June 7: Lorber Media, Inc. and Hidden Treasures Productions, Inc. have merged operations in a new business called Lorber HT Digital, with Richard Lorber serving as president and CEO. Lorber HT Digital will acquire and market specialty documentary …

LAREN, June 7: Tien, the Dutch TV station owned by Talpa Media Group, has commissioned the reality format Trucker, which is based on Scania’s Young European Truck Driver competition. Trucker is developed by Silverback, formerly Talpa Scandinavia. Strix Holland will …

BUENOS AIRES, June 7: Telefe International has sold the mini-series Detectives, Brothers & Co to the Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes, marking the first time that an Argentine series will be aired on television in Brazil. The deal is also significant because …

LOS ANGELES, June 7: Bob Barker, 83, taped his last round of The Price is Right Wednesday morning, ending his 35-year run as host of the longest-running game show in the U.S. and his five decades on network television. The …

NEW YORK, June 7: The National Hockey League (NHL) has reached an agreement to use Sling Media’s upcoming Clip+Sling technology to allow all current and future Slingbox customers to clip and share live or recorded segments of NHL programming online …