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LOS ANGELES, January 12: Marion Edwards has been promoted to the newly created position of president of international television at Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, effective immediately. Edwards will continue to report to Mark Kaner, the president of Twentieth Century …

MONTREAL, January 12: Distraction is launching the Mediaset game show format Guess Who?, broadcast on Canale 5, at NATPE next week. The brainchild of Antonio Ricci, Guess Who? has already been picked up Spain’s Telecinco. The format combines contestants and …

BETHPAGE, January 12: The Dolan family has raised its bid to take Cablevision Systems Corporation private, offering the company’s public shareholders $30 per share versus the $27 per share proposal that was rejected in October 2006. The all-cash offer of …

TORONTO, January 12: Ellis Releasing will unveil several new original productions at NATPE, led by the anthology series Enigma. Enigma is an on-going series of one-hour episodes probing investigations of the unexplained. The 4×1-hour Tank Overhaul explores the world of …

LONDON, January 12: The U.K.’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9-percent stake in ITV warrants further investigation. The OFT is seeking comments from “interested third parties” on whether the £940-million acquisition, announced in …

MEXICO CITY, January 12: TV Azteca will launch eight high definition films at NATPE, including Esperanza, a tale of an unattractive single woman who becomes her neighbor’s muse for a new telenovela. In Bodas de Oro, a couple announces their …

BURBANK, January 12: On March 1, NBC Universal Cable Entertainment will launch Chiller, a 24-hour horror network, with a carriage deal already in place with DIRECTV. In announcing the new channel, Jeff Gaspin, the president of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, …

CHARLOTTE, January 12: Educational Adventures, a North Carolina-based multimedia company, is bringing 13 new episodes of its popular safety-themed animated children’s series Danger Rangers to NATPE. Danger Rangers, an entertainment series for children focused on child safety, is currently airing …

HONG KONG, January 12: Michelle Guthrie has resigned as CEO of News Corporation’s Asian arm, STAR, with Paul Aiello, currently president of the company, tapped to succeed her, effective March 1. No reason was given for Guthrie’s exit. She has …

AMSTERDAM, January 12: Peter Langenberg, who has spent the last two years as executive producer of entertainment at Endemol, is joining the Dutch interactive media company 3 Circles Media as COO, effective February 1. In his new role, Langenberg’s primary …