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SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, May 10: BBC Global Channels has signed on IPTV player India On Line Broadband (IOL) as a distribution partner for its new Indian services BBC Entertainment and CBeebies. The two newly launched networks initially launched on Tata-Sky’s DTH platform. …

LONDON, May 10: Five Life has unveiled a new daytime programming lineup that will premiere this summer. Five Life will start the mornings with the children’s strand Milkshake! from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then the channel will air specially …

LUCERNE, May 10: On the final evening of the 47th edition of the Rose d’Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, seven Golden Roses were awarded, with U.K. productions dominating the group of winners and Croatian and Welsh-language drama series scoring wins …

VALBY, May 9: Nordisk Film is teaming with three TV and stand-up comedy personalities to launch Respirator, a new venture dedicated to creating comedy formats for multiple platforms. Nordisk is working with Omar Marzouk, Michael Pedersen and Chris D. Nørgaard …

TORONTO, May 9: Stacey Seltzer, the senior VP of content strategy, acquisition and operations for Joost—the new broadcast-quality Internet television platform—will deliver an “Executive Download” presentation at nextMEDIA: The Future of Digital Content conference, which takes place June 8-10 at …

MEXICO CITY, May 9: TV Azteca has secured deals in 15 markets in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America for its series Man Wanted. Airing on TV Azteca’s Channel 13, the series has achieved 16 rating points and 35-percent …

BURBANK, May 9: Brett Bouttier has been promoted to the newly created position of senior VP of digital at Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), reporting to Craig Hunegs, the executive VP of business management at WBTVG. In the new role, …

STUDIO CITY, May 9: Robert Norris has been appointed as the executive in charge of production at Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company. Prior to The Gurin Company, Norris worked with established companies like Don Mischer Productions, Magical Elves, Done and …

NEW YORK, May 9: With third quarter revenues up 21 percent to $7.5 billion, News Corporation has posted an improved profit of $871 million, a 6-percent gain on the same period last year. Commenting on the results, chairman and CEO …

BURBANK, May 9: For the second quarter of this year, The Walt Disney Company’s profits rose 27 percent to $931 million, despite revenues remaining flat at $8.1 billion. "I'm pleased to report another excellent quarter, with double digit increases in …