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HILVERSUM, June 12: Endemol International has appointed Andy Ward to head up its online offering, Virtual Me—a venture with video game giant Electronic Arts—as the director of business development. In addition to his current responsibilities as the director of special …

LONDON, June 12: BKN International has announced a raft of new appointments and promotions, including the elevation of Nicola Andrews to managing director of BKN New Media in London. In hew new position as managing director, Andrews will take on …

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 …

CUPERTINO, June 11: According to the Financial Times, Apple is in advanced discussions with the major Hollywood studios about launching an online film rental service. Apple already offers several features from the likes of Disney and Paramount on a download-to-own …

LONDON, June 11: The production and distribution company DLT Entertainment has sold the seventh season of the British sitcom My Family to BBC America. The seventh season, consisting of 11 30-minute episodes, is currently airing on Fridays in prime time …

NEW YORK, June 11: NBC Universal and Microsoft considered making a joint bid to acquire Dow Jones & Company, press reports indicate, to compete with News Corporation’s $5 billion bid for the Wall Street Journal publisher. According to the New …

LONDON, June 11: Virgin Media is set to launch a new channel later this year on its own cable platform and on Freeview, delivering commissioned and acquired entertainment and factual programming. Virgin 1 is expected to launch later this year …

OTTAWA, June 11: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has cleared CTVglobemedia’s acquisition of CHUM Limited, on the condition that the company dispose of the five Citytv stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The Canadian regulator blocked …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 11: Fox Television Studios is closing down its British production studio, FtvS-UK, as part of a review of its international operations initiated by new president Emiliano Calemzuk. Calemzuk took over the top job at Fox Television Studios …

LONDON, June 11: ESPN has reached a deal to acquire Cricinfo, the world’s largest cricket website, from The Wisden Group for an undisclosed sum. “Growing our business in the online world is vital for us to serve sports fans," said …