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HILVERSUM, March 5: Endemol announced today that its chief operating officer, Tom Barnicoat, is stepping down with immediate effect. The format giant said the move was a mutual agreement by Barnicoat and the Endemol management board. His responsibilities will be …

BURBANK, March 5: Production has begun this week on Wizards of Waverly Place, a new Disney Channel original series about three siblings who have magical powers, for an initial premiere in the U.S. this fall, and later on Disney Channels …

SAN ANTONIO/WEST PALM BEACH, March 5: ION Media Networks’ suite of channels, including the flagship ION Television and the kids’ service qubo, will be made available as part of the AT&T U-verse TV lineup. AT&T will carry ION Television, featuring …

SYDNEY, March 5: TVOntario has acquired the second season of the Emmy-nominated Hi-5 and 70×1-hour episodes of the new kids’ show The Shak from Southern Star International. Produced in Australia by Kids Like Us and Nine Films and Television for …

MUNICH, March 5: Sat.1’s novela That’s Life, distributed by SevenOne International, has been delivering market shares of up to 52.9 percent on France’s TF1, which has moved the show to a later time slot. Airing as Le destin de Lisa, …

KNOXVILLE, March 5: Scripps Networks has signed an agreement with the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) that will provide rural American telephone companies with its suite of lifestyle programming. Under the agreement, NRTC members will receive programming from HGTV, Food …

PALISADES PARK, March 5: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has secured the exclusive international distribution rights, excluding Latin America and the Middle East, for two new series from the International Fight League (IFL): IFL Fight Night and IFL Battleground. Co-founded by …

MUNICH, March 5: March of Millions, the two-part drama mini-series from teamWorx and EOS about the fate of East-Prussian refugees during World War II, has garnered record ratings in Germany, with public broadcaster ARD tallying 11.2 million viewers and averaging …

BURBANK, March 2: Kevin Reilly has signed a new, multi-year deal to continue as president of NBC Entertainment, a position that he has held for nearly three years. Reilly, who was named president of NBC Entertainment in May 2004, was …

TOKYO, March 2: Harry Tanaka has been promoted to VP of sales at Buena Vista International Television Japan (BVITV-J), reporting to Paul Candland, the SVP and MD of Walt Disney Television International Japan. In his new role, based in Tokyo, …