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LONDON, July 31: Zonemedia has picked up more than 90 episodes of The Weather Channel series Storm Stories for its Zone Reality channels. Zonemedia has licensed from Collegia Capital the cable, satellite, DTT, IP, VOD and mobile rights for Storm …

NEW YORK, July 31: VOOM HD Networks is working with British production outfit Electric Sky on two new high-definition series, one for its Gallery HD network and the other for Ultra HD. Gallery HD, dedicated to the art world, will …

LONDON, July 31: New media content provider MoMedia International has inked a deal to provide a slate of titles to MSN users in the U.K. The deal covers Music View, featuring interviews with top artists; extreme sports footage in Extremity/Free …

MAINZ, July 31: ZDF Enterprises’ Christian Massmann and Thomas Sewing have been tapped to head up the ZDF.digital productions subsidiary as managing directors, effective immediately. Massmann was previously head of international program sales at ZDF Enterprises, and Thomas Sewing was …

LONDON, July 31: BT Vision, the upcoming television platform from British Telecommunications (BT), has named Marc Watson as commercial director, where he will oversee programming and content acquisition. Reporting to Dan Marks, the CEO of BT Television Services, Watson was …

LONDON, July 31: NBDtv has announced a number of new executive appointments, following its acquisition by David Elstein’s DCD Media last year. Danielle Davies, formerly sales manager at 3DD, heads the newly created Southern & Eastern Hemisphere sales department. She …

WASHINGTON, July 31: CBS has asked the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to set aside the $550,000 fine imposed by the Federal Communications Commission for its broadcast of Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl …

LONDON, July 31: Private investment firm Permira has acquired Bridgepoint’s majority stake in ALL3MEDIA for £320 million, the company announced today. The current management team of shareholders Steve Morrison, Jules Burns, David Liddiment and John Pfeil remains in place. In …

NEW YORK, July 31: Mathias Dopfner, the chairman and CEO of German publishing giant Axel Springer, has been appointed to Time Warner’s board of directors. Dick Parsons, the chairman and CEO of Time Warner, said of the appointment, "Mathias Dopfner …

DULLES, July 31: AOL is launching a new video portal featuring more than 45 channels with content from, among others, A&E Television Networks, MTV Networks, Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Entertainment, as well as user-generated videos. AOL will preview …