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LONDON/SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, July 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced the promotions of three executives for its operations in the Asia-Pacific region, including that of Paul Ridley to senior VP of sales. Ridley was promoted from his current role as VP of …

LONDON, July 6: Outright Distribution has inked a representation deal with Danish independent Easy Film and has expanded is alliance with the Irish outfit Vision Independent Productions (VIP). The properties involved in the Easy Film deal include Off The Beaten …

SANTA BARBARA, July 6: Patricia Ryan has been named executive VP of sales at Foothill Entertainment after having spent a year as a consultant to the company. “We are thrilled to have Pat in this new role,” said Foothill’s president, …

MADRID, July 6: Pay-TV platform Sogecable says it will take legal action against Mediapro, disputing the media group’s assertion that it has scored the rights to broadcast games from 39 of the country’s 42 professional football clubs, beginning in the …

LONDON, July 6: Eckoh, which services the “You Say, We Pay” quiz on Channel 4’s Richard & Judy show, has been fined £150,000 by watchdog ICSTIS, which has called on Ofcom to launch its own investigation into the matter. Richard …

FRANKFURT, July 6: German pay-TV platform Premiere is said to be close to signing a deal with Arena to sub-license the broadcasting rights to Bundesliga football matches. According to wire reports, referencing Financial Times Deutschland, Unity Media, the parent company …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS, July 6: Attendance to DISCOP this year was up by 38 percent, the organizers have announced, with a total of 1,522 participants, including 901 Central and Eastern European buyers. The event also attracted a record 530 television content …

LONDON, July 6: On July 25, Five in the U.K. will launch David Beckham’s Soccer USA, a new series chronicling the football star as he embarks on his new career with the LA Galaxy Major League Soccer team. Five says …

TORONTO, July 6: Shaftesbury Films has completed filming the made-for-TV movie Blithe and Virginia, set to air on CTV in Canada and Lifetime in the U.S. The TV movie stars Melinda Clarke (The O.C.) as the wild, free-spirited Blithe and …

LONDON, July 6: ALL3MEDIA International has acquired the international rights to the exclusive interview with Cherie Blaire, wife of former British PM Tony Blair, that aired on BBC One this week. The Real Cherie Blair, produced by Lion Television, has …