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MIAMI, April 4: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Arlyne Obregon to VP of advertising sales in Latin America, reporting to Klaudia Bermudez-Key, SPTI's senior VP and general manager of advertising sales in Latin America. In her new position, …

REGINA, April 4: Minds Eye International has appointed Patricia Brandino as its managing director. Brandino will be joining Kevin DeWalt, the president of Minds Eye International, at MIPTV this month, where they will debut the two-part, four-hour mini-series The Englishman’s …

NEW YORK, April 4: News Corporation’s shareholders have approved the company’s $11-billion asset-swap agreement with Liberty Media. The deal, announced in December, sees Liberty Media exchanging its 16.3-percent interest in News Corporation for 38.5 percent of the DIRECTV Group, regional …

LONDON, April 4: NBC Universal is planning to launch 20 localized channels in 23 markets across Europe, Asia and Latin America in order to double the revenues of its global networks division over the next two to three years, it …

LONDON, April 4: According to a new report from British media regulator Ofcom, Channel 4 will likely be making a loss after 2010, “even after taking advantage of cost-saving measures and the contribution from its other commercial ventures.” In the …

LOS ANGELES, April 4: Following yesterday’s announcement that Pappas Telecasting is ending its affiliation agreement with Azteca America in several markets, the Hispanic broadcaster announced today that it is exploring other options for continued carriage in Houston and San Francisco. …

NEW YORK/BURBANK, April 4: Time Warner Cable and The Walt Disney Company today announced a wide-ranging new agreement that covers retransmission consent for ABC-owned stations, carriage of a broad range of cable networks, including several HD offerings, as well as …

DUBAI/BURBANK, April 4: Emirates Cable TV and Multimedia (E-Vision) has entered into a deal to bring feature films from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) to its subscribers in the United Arab Emirates on a pay-per-view basis, beginning this month. …

LOS ANGELES, April 4: MTV Networks’ Spike TV has greenlit MANswers, a new 9×30-minute original late-night comedic series for premiere this fall. Produced by Super Delicious LLP and Fujisankei Communications International, each episode of MANswers uses re-enactments, expert one-on-ones and …

LONDON, April 4: The upcoming Concert for Diana, set for July 1 at Wembley Stadium, is expected to reach 500 million homes worldwide, with Grand Entertainment, which is handling the TV rights, notching up slots with a host of broadcasters, …