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UNIVERSAL CITY, March 15: David Blair Epstein has been named VP of digital strategy at NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. In his new position, Epstein will be based in New York City, and is responsible for expanding all digital endeavors …

MONTREAL, March 14: In advance of its launch on the international market at MIPTV, Distraction’s scripted comedy format All About Me has been renewed for a third season in Canada. All About Me is a comedy series that combines fiction …

LOS ANGELES, March 14: The popular CBS daytime soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful celebrates 20 years on the air on March 23. Created by the late William J. Bell and his wife, Lee Phillip Bell, The Bold and …

LONDON, March 14: Joiningthedots.tv (JTD), the new TV-over-broadband platform from Aggregator and Mercury Media, is up and running, providing access to a library of factual programming. The new service can be accessed at www.joiningthedots.tv, with the user paying for the …

LONDON, March 14: Power has appointed Jose “Pepe” Echegaray, previously with Carsey-Werner, as its VP of sales and distribution for Latin America. In his new role, based in London and a new Miami subsidiary that will open shortly, Echegaray will …

NEW YORK, March 14: According to TNS Media Intelligence, total advertising spending in the U.S. in 2006 grew by 4.1 percent to $149.6 billion, driven in part by strong gains in the Spanish-language television and Internet mediums. Television adspend was …

MUNICH, March 14: On September 1, Premiere will launch its new Premiere Sky satellite TV service, which will be led by former NBC Universal Global Networks Germany chief Wolfram Winter as managing director. Premiere Sky will bundle existing and new …

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/EMERYVILLE, March 14: NBC Universal and MobiTV today announced a deal to make full-length prime-time on-demand programming available to wireless subscribers, including NBC’s Heroes and SCI FI’s Battlestar Galactica. Consumers will be able to access full episodes of select …

ATLANTA, March 14: A new legal drama from Steven Bochco and Ridley Scott’s limited series The Company, as well as a raft of other projects, headline TNT’s new original programming production and development slate. "Our strategy with original series is …

LONDON, March 14: Buena Vista International Television has closed a multi-year VOD movie rental deal with Germany’s T-Com, the online video on demand offering from Deutsche Telekom. Effective immediately, customers will be able to access Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead …