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NEW YORK, August 22: The Weinstein Company has finalized five multiyear global licensing agreements for a range of new branded consumer products for the Project Runway franchise, in time for the launch of the fourth season of the fashion design …

PHILADELPHIA, August 22: The 24-hour U.S. preschool network PBS KIDS Sprout has relaunched its award-winning website with enhanced features such as preschooler-generated content, parent blogs and new games. Located at www.sproutonline.com, the new website also features a password-protected “My Refrigerator” …

NEW YORK, August 22: Television marketing veterans Bob Bibb and Lewis Goldstein have been appointed as Lifetime Networks’ co-chief marketing officers, effective immediately. The pair have worked together for more than 20 years, including stints at NBC and launching FOX …

SYDNEY, August 22: Natalie Edgar, the former program manager for Cartoon Network Australia, has been tapped as network programmer for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s digital channel, ABC2. In her new position, effective October, Edgar will be based in Sydney. During …

AUSTIN, August 22: Allan Grafman, the president of All Media Ventures, has been appointed to the board of directors of ON Networks, where he will assist the company in the delivery of next-generation video content for multiple digital platforms. In …

NEW YORK, August 22: YouTube today introduced video advertising on the site, opting for “overlays” as opposed to pre-rolls where ads are featured at the beginning of a clip. The overlay ad appears at the bottom of a clip 15 …

MUNICH, August 22: With the integration of SBS Broadcasting into ProSiebenSat.1 Group complete, the merged pan-European entity, reaching 200 million viewers in 13 countries, has unveiled a new senior management team and created a group content unit. The new group …

MADRID, August 22: The soccer spat between Sogecable and Mediapro has intensified, with Sogecable’s Audiovisual Sport business suspending provision of Spanish football to La Sexta’s parent company over 58 million euros in unpaid rights fees. In addition, Audiovisual Sport maintains …

STOCKHOLM, August 22: Dixi Media, the Russian subsidiary of Zodiak Television Group, has acquired a 75-percent stake in YS Films, the second-largest production company in the Ukraine. The acquisition of YS Films is the first step in a further expansion …

TEL AVIV, August 21: First-half revenues at Dori Media Group rose 32 percent to $12.7 million, with a net profit of $1.86 million, up from last year’s $1.72 million. Announcing the results, president and CEO Nadav Palti noted: “Once again, …