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LOS ANGELES, February 8: Cookie Jar Entertainment has appointed Ann Austen as the senior VP of development and television/video sales. In her new position, Austen will be responsible for developing Cookie Jar’s original properties and for television/video sales within the …

BRISTOL, February 8: ESPN is relaunching its shuttered mobile service in deals announced today with Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO. The sports broadcaster shut down its mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) last year after failing to attract enough subscribers. In the …

NEW YORK, February 8: Pokémon USA has appointed former 4Kids Entertainment executive Caryl Liebmann as its director of retail development and promotions. Liebmann’s responsibilities include developing and implementing retail promotions such as feature shops, gift with purchase programs, coupon redemptions, …

EL SEGUNDO, February 7: The DIRECTV Group’s fourth quarter revenues increased 16 percent to $4.18 billion and net profit more than doubled to $356 million. “Fourth quarter results point to the continuing progress and operating strength at DIRECTV U.S. highlighted …

BURBANK, February 7: NBC Universal Television Group has entered into a new creative arrangement with Ben Silverman with a two-year deal that allows NBC and NBC Universal’s cable networks a first-look on all scripted and unscripted projects from Reveille. Besides …

NEW YORK, February 7: On his first day as president and CEO of NBC Universal, Jeff Zucker criticized YouTube, accusing the Google-owned file-sharing site of failing to adequately protect copyrighted material. “YouTube needs to prove that it will implement its …

BASKING RIDGE/NEW YORK, February 7: LIME, the multiplatform brand dedicated to healthy lifestyles, has expanded into the mobile space, launching its LIME: Healthy Living With A Twist broadband channel on Verizon Wireless’s V CAST video platform. Verizon Wireless V CAST …

NEW YORK, February 7: Viacom has said that it is looking into offloading Famous Music, one of the top 10 music publishing businesses in the U.S. Viacom has retained UBS Investment Bank to act as financial advisor to assist in …

BOSTON/LONDON, February 7: APT Worldwide has licensed the South African, Scandinavian and Middle Eastern basic and pay cable and satellite rights for two seasons of New Scandinavian Cooking to BBC Worldwide for broadcast on BBC Food. Produced by Tellus Works, …

NEW YORK, February 7: V-me, a new Spanish-language network, is slated to launch next month in major Hispanic markets in the U.S. in partnership with public TV stations across the country. V-me (pronounced "veh-meh") is the first venture announced by …