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MIAMI, June 13: Discovery en Espanol will premiere an original documentary, Viviendo En Las Sombras, focusing on the illegal immigration debate, on Sunday, June 24, at 9 p.m. Viviendo En Las Sombras features the real-life profiles of illegal immigrants as …

BUDAPEST, June 13: CTAM Europe (Cable Telecommunications Association for Marketing) will host EuroSummit 07, an annual cable marketing conference, on September 27 and 28 in Barcelona at the Princesa Sofia Gran Hotel. EuroSummit 07 is two-day cable-industry conference that focuses …

BANFF, June 13: The World Congress of History Producers (WCHP) event has been renamed as History Makers: International Summit of History and Current Affairs Producers, and will take place in New York from January 24 to 26, 2008. Bill Nemtin, …

LONDON, June 13: Heading into this year’s DISCOP, BBC Worldwide has sold four of its top drama series to the commercial broadcaster ICTV in Ukraine: Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sharpe’s Challenge and Hotel Babylon. The agreement marks BBC Worldwide’s first drama …

TORONTO, June 13: Breakthrough Films & Television has started production on an extensive slate of new drama series, including Easton Meets West, Less Than Kind and Confessions of a Porn Addict (COPA). Breakthrough has begun producing the pilot for Easton …

LOS ANGELES, June 13: Chris Bosco has been promoted to senior VP of finance at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, reporting to executive VP and CFO Steve Hendry. In his new position, Bosco takes on supervision of all financial matters for the studio’s …

LONDON, June 13: Five has named the BBC’s Richard Brent its head of scheduling, with him due to take up the position later this year. Brent will report directly to Jay Hunt, Five’s incoming director of programs, when she joins …

NEW YORK, June 13: WSN INC., the publishing group behind World Screen and a host of other publications for the international media business, has promoted Irene Lew to associate editor. Lew joined WSN in January as an editorial assistant, after …

BURBANK, June 12: DIC Entertainment has promoted Lisa Streff to the position of VP of domestic licensing in its consumer products division, effective immediately. In her new position, Streff will oversee the development and implementation of domestic licensing and merchandising …

NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, June 12: The Google-owned video-sharing site YouTube is gearing up to test a new technology that will help content owners identify pirated content. According to wire reports, the trials of the video identification technology will be conducted …