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JERSEY CITY, June 27: New Jersey-based Monarch Films has inked a series of deals on its new reality show, I Dream of Jodie: The Private Life of Jodie Moore. The 13×22-minute reality series has been acquired by Fox Latin America, …

AMSTERDAM, June 27: Netherlands-based Off the Fence has announced the addition of NHNZ producer, writer and narrator Peter Hayden to the production company’s team for a one-year period. Hayden’s last documentary project was as the executive producer and writer for …

NEW YORK, June 27: A&E Television Networks (AETN) announced the promotion of Nancy Dubuc to Senior Vice President, Non-Fiction Programming and New Media Content. “Nancy and her team have done a masterful job creating distinctive programming that resonates with a …

LONDON, June 27: E! International has appointed Justin Davison to the position of ad sales director for the newly created in-house international advertising sales division. Based out of E!’s London office, Davison will manage local territorial ad sales house relationships …

LOS ANGELES, June 27: Univision Communications’ board approved a $12.3 billion sale of the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S. to a consortium of investors—not to Televisa, who had also bid for the network. The investor group is led by …

NEW DELHI, June 27: India’s government is proposing legislation that would regulate the country’s broadcast industry. The bill is aimed at Indian media companies, but places restrictions on local programming that would impact foreign channels as well, such as News …

LONDON, June 27: Speculation in London’s City has it that ITV chief executive Charles Allen may be ousted by ITV’s shareholders if the broadcaster doesn’t improve its financial performance. Audience shares and advertising revenues at the U.K.’s leading commercial broadcaster …

LONDON, June 27: The U.K. distribution company, Fireworks International, has closed a series of sales from its expanding catalogue of children’s programming. Black Hole High is based on the strange events occurring in Black Holsey High, and all four seasons …

NEW YORK, June 26: The sale of Univision Communications, the leading Spanish-language network in the U.S., is in doubt after the Mexican broadcaster Televisa offered a bid that was lower than expected. According to The New York Times, Televisa’s bid …

LOS ANGELES, June 26: Aaron Spelling, arguably the most prolific producer in the history of American television, passed away last Friday in his Los Angeles mansion, after suffering a stroke on June 18. He was 83 years old. During his …