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LOS ANGELES, November 16: Eurocinema, the first branded on-demand service featuring award-winning European and global theatrical and short films, will launch on Time Warner Cable in the New York area this month. International films can be viewed by Time Warner …

LONDON, November 16: Elaine Bedell has been appointed Controller of BBC Entertainment, Multi-Platform Commissioning, completing the four-strong BBC Vision genre controllers team lead by Jana Bennett. BBC Vision consists of BBC Television, Factual & Learning and Drama, Entertainment & Children's, …

LONDON, November 16: Hollyoaks, the youth-targeted soap that has aired on Channel 4 in the U.K. for more than a decade, has been sold successfully internationally by All3Media. Hollyoaks, which is produced by Mersey Television and has been a mainstay …

LONDON, November 15: TV-Loonland has appointed Kirsty Guthrie as the U.K. sales and licensing consultant for its new pre-school brand Little Princess, produced by The Illuminated Film Company. "I'm delighted to have been appointed by Loonland to develop the licensing …

PEMBROKE, November 15: Satellite services provider Intelsat reported revenue of $528.5 million and a net loss of $172.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The results incorporate the impact of the July 3, 2006, acquisition of PanAmSat Holding …

LONDON, November 15: baby TV, the 24-hour service for children under three and their parents, has launched in the Netherlands on Essent Kabelcom, which reaches over 1.8 million cable subscribers. With this latest carriage deal, Baby TV is now available …

LONDON, November 15: Living TV in the U.K. has licensed the paranormal series John Edward: Cross Country from iD Distribution and plans to air the series in 2007. Jeco Productions produced this series for Rainbow Media’s WE tv in the …

PHNOM PENH, November 15: BBC World Service programs in English are available in Cambodia through the newly re-launched FM station, BBC 100 FM. BBC 100 FM broadcasts a range of programs from health and sport to business and music, including …

LOS ANGELES, November 15: Jamie McCabe has been promoted to the newly created position of executive VP of worldwide pay-per-view, video-on-demand and electronic sell-through for Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. In his new position, McCabe will be responsible for all …

LONDON, November 15: Channel 4 plans to launch its video-on-demand media player service called 4oD on December 6. 4oD will allow users to view Channel 4 programs online for up to 30 days after their first transmission. According to Channel …