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NORWALK, January 5: CABLEready has picked up the international distribution rights to TV Guide’s celebrity-rich The Fashion Team along with six new episodes of InFANity, an in-depth look at popular TV shows. “The TV Guide programs provide viewers with more …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV Networks has announced a new Global Digital Media executive team under Mika Salmi, the recently installed president of the division. The team will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to the company’s multiplatform brands, driving …

LONDON/COPENHAGEN, January 5: Zodiak Television World has boosted its team with the additions of Tobi de Graaff as director of sales and acquisitions and Louise Juel as VP. De Graaff, based at Zodiak’s London office, will focus primarily on sales …

LOS ANGELES/BUENOS AIRES, January 4: Fox International Channels has partnered with Ernesto Sandler, the founder of the cable channel Utilísima, for a new company dedicated to the production of Spanish-language content. As part of the alliance, Sandler will serve as …

HOLLYWOOD, January 4: Mike Baron has been appointed to the position of director of brand licensing and business development at Twentieth Century Fox. Baron will be in charge of key Fox licensing properties, including Fox Sports, Speed Channel and IGN’s …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: Comedy Central’s RENO 911! and Chappelle's Show will be the first programs to be syndicated by MGM under the studio’s new strategic relationship with New Line. Both series are available for syndication for fall of 2007, …

SÃO PAULO, January 4: According to wire reports, a Brazilian court has ordered YouTube to cease operations until it removes a celebrity sex video involving model Daniela Cicarelli, the ex-wife of soccer star Ronaldo. Cicarelli filed suit against the Google-owned …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: Fox Sports International has renewed its partnership with the English Football Association Premier League, extending Fox Soccer Channel’s exclusive U.S. broadcast rights to the Barclays English Premier League through the 2009/2010 season. As part of this …

LOS ANGELES, January 4: FOX is pulling the plug on the Warner Bros. Television youth-skewing drama The O.C., currently in its fourth season, with the finale slated to air February 22. “This feels like the best time to bring the …

BURBANK, January 4: Netflix and NBC and partnering again to offer the online movie rental company’s subscribers a specially produced DVD that will include the first full episode of the highly anticipated new NBC drama The Black Donnellys from Academy …