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LOS ANGELES, July 17: Ventanazul, the film label recently created by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) and actress and producer Salma Hayek, has made a trio of appointments for its senior management team. Producer Annie Stewart (Leaving Las Vegas, Cold Creek Manor) …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 17: NBC Universal has announced the launch of “Green is Universal,” a weeklong eco-friendly programming initiative across its suite of channels that will focus on educating viewers and the company's employees on ecological issues and our impact …

NEW YORK, July 17: MTV Networks-veteran Jeff Siegel has been appointed as FremantleMedia’s VP of home entertainment for the Americas, based in New York. Siegel will work to strengthen FremantleMedia’s presence in the Americas by managing its current home entertainment …

SANTA MONICA, July 17: According to a recent study conducted by the new-media research firm Interpret, the iPhone has the potential to be a catalyst for growth in mobile video usage, with 63 percent of iPhone owners already watching video …

NEW YORK, July 17: Sara Chazen has been promoted to senior VP and head of development and production at MY Entertainment Company and Carat Entertainment. MY Entertainment Company, whose credits include Spike TV’s Pros vs. Joes, is a division of …

LAS VEGAS, July 17: According to the North American HD DVD Promotional Group, overall HD DVD hardware sales were up 37 percent between the first and second quarters of this year, while software sales were up 20 percent. During the …

LONDON, July 17: The BBC has announced plans for a complete rebrand of its children’s channel CBBC, with a new look and a new series of program commissions to be unveiled at the end of this summer. The new look …

BEVERLY HILLS, July 17: NBC Digital Entertainment will add a host of new features to NBC.com this summer and in the fall, including streaming episodes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien and social networking tools. "We are the first network …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, July 17: Lifetime Television has partnered with the digital entertainment services company RealNetworks for Lifetime Presents, an ad-supported series of downloadable casual games targeted at a female audience. Lifetime Presents will feature casual games with embedded ad content. …

LOS ANGELES, July 17: Just weeks since acquiring the Spanish-language online ad network ClickDiario, Fox International Channels has made another move in that space, taking control of Directa Network. Directa Network is billed as the largest online advertising network specialized …