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MIAMI/SÏ PAOLO, February 27: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Irving Plonskier to VP of pan-regional advertising sales in Latin America, and Alberto Niccoli, Jr. to VP of advertising sales in Brazil. Based at SPTI’s Latin American headquarters in …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, February 26: Cindy Rose has been appointed senior VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG). Rose will manage all aspects of WDIG's European regional operations, which encompass …

LONDON, February 26: The U.K.’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on media regulator Ofcom to launch an investigation into BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9-percent stake in ITV. By April 27, Ofcom must provide Alistair Darling, the U.K.’s …

NEW YORK, February 26: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications is being fined $24 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the New York Times reported this weekend, over a kids’ show that was mischaracterized as being educational. The children’s novela, …

LONDON, February 26: If Virgin Media and BSkyB are unable to reach a carriage renewal for five Sky networks this week, the satellite operator’s profits could be cut by as much as £15 million to£20 million. Sky said in a …

NEW YORK, February 26: CBS Corporation has made an investment in the virtual world content developer The Electric Sheep Company as part of a strategic alliance announced between the two companies today. The alliance is intended to help CBS further …

SAN FRANCISCO, February 26: Peer-to-peer network BitTorrent today officially launched its download platform that lets users rent or buy titles from a slate of content providers, including the newest addition, MGM. The BitTorrent Entertainment Network at BitTorrent.com features downloadable content …

DUBLIN, February 26: Channel 6, the Irish entertainment network that launched a year ago, has licensed the first-run free-TV rights to Heroes from NBC Universal International Television Distribution. The hit NBC series, which has already delivered strong ratings for Seven …

LONDON, February 26: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel dedicated to babies and toddlers, launched in the U.K. today exclusively on BSkyB. First launched in May 2006, BabyFirst is available to 59 million households in the U.S. and Mexico. With …

SAN ANTONIO, February 26: Scripps Networks' linear, high-definition and on-demand programming will be available as part of AT&T’s U-verse TV lineup, the two companies announced today. Under the agreement, AT&T will deliver HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network, Fine Living TV …