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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, May 3: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Interactive Media Peer Group has announced a call for entries for the 2006-2007 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Television. Awards will be presented for Outstanding …

PARIS, May 3: A total of 13,311 people participated at MIPTV featuring MILIA, a 9-percent increase on 2006, marking the event’s highest-ever attendance record. The number of companies attending also climbed to a record 4,532 from 104 countries, representing an …

LOS ANGELES, May 3: StarBrand Media has partnered with the U.S.-based gay- and lesbian-targeted here! Networks to allow viewers to purchase a variety of branded consumer products featured on the channel’s gothic supernatural soap Dante’s Cove. StarBrand Media will utilize …

MEXICO CITY, May 3: At a news conference yesterday, Mexican media giant Grupo Televisa unveiled four new original telenovela series that José Antonio Bastón, corporate VP of television, said are firmly targeted at raising the broadcaster’s ratings in the lucrative …

NEW YORK, May 3: In a long-term agreement, Big Tent Entertainment has been tapped as the exclusive U.S. licensing agent for Discovery Kids. Under the agreement, Big Tent will represent the U.S. licensing rights to some of Discovery Kids’ most …

HAMILTON, May 3: First quarter revenues rose 24 percent to $147.9 million at Central European Media Enterprises (CME), with its net loss down to $250,000 from last year’s $18.3 million. In Croatia, Nova TV’s revenues almost doubled to $7.2 million, …

LONDON, May 3: Later this month, Turner Broadcasting in the U.K. will revamp its portfolio of kids’ channels, including turning the preschool block Cartoonito into a full preschool network. Beginning May 24, Toonami will become Cartoon Network Too, with distribution …

LONDON, May 3: Tiscali is working with Arts Alliance Media to launch Movies Now, an online video on demand download service delivering more than 500 films and entertainment programs without a subscription fee. The new online service is available to …

NEW YORK, May 3: Paul Rourke has been appointed as the senior VP and CFO of MTV Networks International (MTVNI), reporting to Colette Chestnut, the executive VP and CFO of MTV Networks, and Alex Ferrari, the COO at MTVNI. In …

LOS ANGELES, May 3: Diego Londono has been named the managing director of FOX Channels Italy, effective immediately, following current chief Emiliano Calemzuk’s appointment as the president of Fox Television Studios (FTVS) in the U.S. In addition to his new …