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ATLANTA, May 22: Rico Hill, previously with Nickelodeon, has been named the VP of programming and acquisitions for Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang, reporting directly to Bob Higgins, the senior VP of programming and development for Cartoon Network …

NEW YORK/LONDON/TOKYO, May 22: Liberty Global has announced a series of transactions with its Japanese partner, Sumitomo Corporation, that will see the cable MSO Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) merging with the thematic channel operator Jupiter TV. Liberty Global and Sumitomo each …

PARIS, May 22: Reed MIDEM has named Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation, as the MIPCOM 2007 Personality of the Year. "It is a privilege to be honored at this year's MIPCOM, the global hub for the …

MUMBAI/NEW YORK, May 22: Viacom has formed a 50-50 joint venture with India’s TV18 Group that will include the launch of a new Hindi-language general entertainment cable and satellite channel in the lucrative market within the next year. TV18’s other …

UNTERFÖHRING, May 22: EM.TV is repositioning itself to focus more on its sports business and is currently looking for a buyer for its children’s and youth content divisions, EM.Entertainment and Junior.TV. No timetable has been given for the planned sale, …

LOS ANGELES, May 22: At the L.A. Screenings, Disney-ABC International Television announced a new video-on-demand deal with TF1, and the renewal of its multi-genre deal with MediaCorp in Singapore. The deal with TF1 Vidéo’s VOD service, TF1 Vision, allows users …

MTV Networks Launches VOD Content in Latin America MIAMI, May 22: MTV Networks Latin America (MTVNLA) is rolling out video on demand content to cable operators in the region through Digital Latin America (DLA), a provider of digital content and …

BURBANK, May 21: Disney-ABC International Television has closed deals in 130 territories on the ABC series Ugly Betty, the U.S. adaptation of the Colombian telenovela Betty la fea. Announcing the news yesterday as the studio unveiled its new network pickups, …

DALLAS, May 21: Beginning Sunday nights in January 2008, the long-running PBS British drama strand Masterpiece Theater will broadcast The Complete Jane Austen, which includes adaptations of all of Jane Austen's six novels, and Miss Austen Regrets, a new drama …

LONDON, May 21: The BBC’s combined international news services attracted a record global weekly audience of more than 233 million during 2006-2007, an increase of 23 million from the previous year. The global figures include the combined news services of …