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LOS ANGELES/TORONTO, June 4: Blueprint Entertainment has named Jesse Ikeman to the newly created position of VP of business development and co-production. In his new position, based in Toronto, Ikeman will be responsible for the packaging, development and financing of …

HILVERSUM, June 4: Endemol Netherlands has revealed that its one-off Dutch reality program the Big Donor Show was a staged stunt that was meant to raise awareness of the crisis surrounding organ donation in the Netherlands. The truth behind the …

NEW YORK, June 4: Hearst-Argyle Television, one of the largest operators of TV and radio stations in the U.S., has entered into a revenue-sharing deal with Google’s YouTube to distribute and monetize some of its television content. A number of …

LOS ANGELES, June 4: Si TV, the media company that caters to 18- to 34-year-old Latinos in the U.S. with English-language entertainment and content, is launching an HD channel, Si TV-HD, next year. Si TV-HD, a 24/7 channel, will offer …

WASHINGTON, June 4: A new study released by the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) found that the 22 million American households that rely exclusively upon free, over-the-air television are reluctant to adopt digital TV sets or subscribe to cable …

BEVERLY HILLS, June 4: Michael Eisner's independent new media studio Vuguru has garnered two Emmy nominations for its first original broadband series Prom Queen and Sam Has 7 Friends. Prom Queen received an Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Broadband Drama Program. …

SINGAPORE, June 4: The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network—both operated by AETN All Asia Networks (AAAN)—will debut exclusively on StarHub’s cable TV platform in Singapore on June 15 at 7 p.m. The History Channel will be offered on …

NEW YORK, June 1: In a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, USA Network has secured the rights to the record-breaking feature film Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End for broadcast beginning in September 2009. Jane Blaney, USA's senior VP …

NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, June 1: EMI Music, Google and YouTube have inked a deal that will give users of the popular video-sharing website access to videos and recordings from the label’s artists, including those featured in user-generated content. YouTube users …

NEW YORK, June 1: SCI FI Channel’s cult hit drama Battlestar Galactica will end its run after its 22-episode fourth season, which premieres in November. Executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick issued a joint statement noting: "This show …