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TORONTO, October 27: CHUM Television is relaunching the website for its FashionTelevision service, turning it into a broadband portal featuring a range of web-only content, episodes of FT-FashionTelevision and a podcast. "We are focused on making www.fashiontelevision.com the premiere online …

ATLANTA, October 27: TBS is working with MySpace for an online competition allowing up-and-coming comics to submit video samples of their work, with five finalists set to appear in a one-hour special that will air on TBS on November 17. …

TOKYO/HONG KONG/LONDON, October 27: Peter Bullard has been promoted to the newly created position of president of Viacom Japan, overseeing MTV Networks' linear and digital programming services, as well as other ancillary businesses, in the Japanese marketplace. "Peter has been …

NEW YORK, October 27: HBO is giving viewers an advance look at its new music series Off the Record with host Dave Stewart on November 24 with an episode featuring Bono and The Edge from U2. Featuring top music stars …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 27: VIZ Media has selected Licensing & Promotions Latin America as its new representative for Zatch Bell! and Naruto in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia. Licensing & Promotions Latin America represents King Features, Spellbound, Sulake, New Line …

HENDERSONVILLE, October 27: BlueHighways TV, which offers content on the people, stories, traditions and cultures of America, will launch its VOD service as part of Insight Communications' new InsightDigital 2.0 offering. The InsightDigital 2.0 digital cable service will be available …

NEW YORK, October 27: Allison Corn and Chris Bryson have been named executive producers of Lion TV USA, working out of New York and reporting to EVP Tony Tackaberry. Corn will executive produce shows such as It Takes A Thief …

MEXICO CITY, October 27: Grupo Televisa has recorded a 44-percent hike in third-quarter profits, and is planning to invest between $250 million and $500 million over the next three years in the Mexican triple-play market, wire reports indicate. The Mexican …

HONG KONG, October 27: Peter Jackson, the CEO of satellite system operator AsiaSat, has been presented the CASBAA Chairman’s Award for his contributions to the Asia-Pacific cable, satellite and broadband TV markets over the past year. Jackson has been a …

SINGAPORE, October 27: The Asian VOD channel ANYTIME has signed a five-year deal with the Indian broadband provider India On Line Broadband Limited (IOL), bringing the on-demand movie service to 4 million homes in Mumbai and Delhi by March 2007. …