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SINGAPORE, December 12: FremantleMedia Enterprises has closed deals with broadcasters in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines following its participation at the Asia TV Forum in Singapore. ABS-CBN in the Philippines opted for a raft of Jamie Oliver programming for …

NEW YORK, December 12: Viacom’s MTV Networks and BET Networks have renewed carriage for all of their current services available on Time Warner Cable, and have expanded their agreements to include MTV World, LOGO, MTV Tr3s, MHD and a range …

BURBANK, December 12: Warner Home Video (WHV) and 2entertain Video (2EV) have entered into a new distribution agreement to deliver home entertainment programming from the BBC and other content providers to retailers within the U.S. and Canada. WHV will serve …

SINGAPORE, December 12: Deals worth $47.1 million were concluded at the Asia Media Festival—encompassing the Asia Television Forum, Asia Film Market & Conference and Asia Animation Conference—a 42 percent gain on last year. This year’s market, which took place from …

LOS ANGELES, December 12: Next month, Playboy TV in the U.S. will premiere Naked Happy Girls, a 13×30-minute documentary series that follows erotic photojournalist Andrew Einhorn as he convinces women in New York City to pose nude for him. The …

CULVER CITY, December 12: Mitch Singer has been tapped as Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) chief technology officer, as the studio looks to explore new digital media opportunities and step up efforts to combat online piracy. Singer, who has headed up …

BUENOS AIRES, December 12: Telefe International secured interest in several of its key properties, including Montecristo, at the recent Asia TV Forum. Montecristo, a telenovela produced by Telefe Contenidos and starring Pablo Echarri, Paola Krum and Joaquín Furriel, has been …

NEW YORK, December 12: Bridget Baker has been promoted to president of NBC Universal Television Networks Distribution, as the current NBC Universal Cable chief David Zaslav gears up join Discovery Communications as its new CEO. Baker was previously EVP of …

OTTAWA, December 12: France Vision Services has licensed additional episodes of Amberwood Productions’ The Secret World of Benjamin Bear for broadcast on Air France flights. Jonathan Wiseman, the VP of sales and acquisitions at Amberwood, commented, “Benjamin Bear continues to …

NEW YORK, December 12: After more than two decades at A&E Television Networks, Dan Davids is stepping down as the head of The History Channel in the U.S. Nancy Dubuc has been tapped to lead the network as EVP and …