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SAN DIEGO, July 26: Internet TV specialist Veoh Networks has tapped Yahoo! veteran Steve Mitgang as its new CEO, succeeding Dmitry Shapiro, who now assumes the role of founder and chief innovation officer. Mitgang comes to Veoh from Yahoo!, where …

SANTA MONICA, July 26: David Goldhill has been appointed as president and CEO of GSN, effective August 1, succeeding Rich Cronin, who previously announced his resignation. In his new post, Goldhill will be responsible for all aspects of GSN's business, …

SAN DIEGO/LOS ANGELES/BASKING RIDGE, July 26: ESPN, MediaFLO USA and Verizon Wireless have teamed up for the delivery of the first mobile TV channel dedicated to action sports, EXPN, on Verizon’s V CAST Mobile TV, complementing X Games coverage. EXPN …

MIAMI, July 26: Venevision International Films has reached a deal to distribute a large selection of Spanish-language movies through the digital video download service Amazon Unbox, starting today. Customers can access the Venevision titles through the new “Spanish Language" section …

NEW YORK, July 25: Atlanta-based restaurant chain Chick-fil-A and HIT Entertainment have announced an agreement to begin a promotional campaign for Bob the Builder. Under the agreement, Chick-fil-A will begin offering today one of five different Bob the Builder board …

ATLANTA, July 25: James Anderson has been promoted to senior VP of public relations for Turner Broadcasting’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media group, after serving as the VP of public relations for Cartoon Network. Anderson will now be responsible …

PARIS, July 25: Revenues for the first half of this year at Vivendi rose 6.4 percent to 10.2 billion euros, while those for just the second quarter were up 7.4 percent to 4.8 billion euros. The revenue growth was driven …

LONDON, July 25: The British media industry is continuing to deal with the fall-out from botched call-in competitions on a number of broadcasters, with GMTV chief Paul Corley resigning and Prime Minister Gordon Brown telling the House of Commons that …

LOS ANGELES, July 25: After declaring bankruptcy June 1, the youth targeted mobile service Amp’d Mobile has said it will cease operations on July 31 and that it is still in discussions to be bought out by another carrier. MTV …

NEW YORK, July 25: Jeff Gaspin has been named the president and COO of Universal Television Group, where he will retain oversight for NBC Universal’s entertainment cable networks and assume responsibility for Telemundo. In his newly expanded role, effective immediately, …