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CARACAS, May 29: Amid protests following the closure of Venezuelan broadcaster RCTV, President Hugo Chávez’s government has accused local station Globovisión of encouraging a presidential assassination and is seeking an investigation into CNN for its alleged smear campaign against the …

LONDON, May 29: In a multi-year deal, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has licensed a range of first-run feature films and television programming to Viasat Broadcasting for its six channels in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Among the first-run features included …

LONDON, May 29: Five has tapped the BBC’s Jay Hunt as its new director of programs, reporting to Lisa Opie, the broadcaster’s managing director of content. In February, Opie unveiled her plans to restructure Five’s programming department and hire a …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS, May 25: On June 20, DISCOP will celebrate 15 years of encouraging the growth of the Central and Eastern European TV business with an opening night gala dinner in Budapest that will feature Michael Garin, the CEO of …

LONDON, May 25: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has reached an exclusive first-look deal with Los Angeles-based writer, director and producer David Leaf that covers television, DVD and ancillary rights worldwide, excluding North America, on non-fiction productions from his newly-formed company. Under …

MIAMI, May 25: Next summer, the U.S. Spanish-language network Telemundo will premiere Idolos de Juventud, a commercial-free prime-time telenovela. First introduced at Telemundo's Upfront presentation in Radio City Music Hall on May 15, the novela will feature branded entertainment woven …

MIAMI, May 25: Next month, Nickelodeon Brazil is set to launch Nickers, a new magazine-style program aimed at children aged 7 to 15. Nickers will premiere on Nickelodeon Brazil on Monday, June 4, and will air Monday through Friday from …

LONDON, May 25: Distraction has secured new deals in Romania and France for the game show format Guess Who (Cultura Moderna), from Italy’s Mediaset. Distraction has licensed Guess Who to Romanian broadcaster Antenna 1, for premiere on September 1 in …

HOLLYWOOD, May 25: BET Networks, a division of Viacom, has partnered with Paramount Home Entertainment for the launch of a home entertainment division—BET Home Entertainment. Paramount Home Entertainment will distribute BET original television programming, made-for-DVD titles and acquired content on …

MONTREAL, May 25: Just For Laughs has reached a deal to launch a channel on the Internet TV platform Joost. The Just For Laughs channel on Joost will feature a variety of titles that include Just For Laughs Gags, a …