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TOKYO, March 2: Harry Tanaka has been promoted to VP of sales at Buena Vista International Television Japan (BVITV-J), reporting to Paul Candland, the SVP and MD of Walt Disney Television International Japan. In his new role, based in Tokyo, …

SAN JOSE, March 1: In a multiyear distribution deal, over 150 independent films from the Cinequest Film Institute will be made available on the content platform Jaman.com, including the Emmy Award-winning Amargosa, the multiple award-winning Awful Normal, and the political …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, March 1: The Los Angeles-based independent distributor Liberation Entertainment has appointed James Belsham as director of international television sales, based in London, and has recruited Bill Peck as a consultant. Prior to joining Liberation Entertainment, Belsham formed gel-grow …

NEW YORK, March 1: Viacom today reported a 271 percent increase in its fourth-quarter profit to $480.8 million, thanks in part to the addition of DreamWorks, which Viacom acquired last year. Revenues for the quarter rose 32 percent to $3.6 …

LOS ANGELES, March 1: Fox Broadcasting Company today announced plans to make several of its prime-time series available on a download-to-own and free streaming basis on its affiliates’ websites, expanding the Fox on Demand platform to more than 200 stations. …

LONDON, March 1: BSkyB’s five basic channels were pulled from Virgin Media last night after the two companies were unable to come to an agreement on the terms of a new carriage deal. As a result, Virgin Media’s 3 million …

LONDON, March 1: A restructuring at MTV Networks International will result in the elimination of 250 jobs, the Viacom-owned operation said today, as part of a move to focus on high-growth businesses and markets and boost operating margins. Among those …

HAMILTON, March 1: Central European Media Enterprises has announced fourth quarter revenues of $214.3 million, a 41 percent gain, while full-year revenues grew 50 percent to $603.1 million. Net income for the quarter, however, fell 24 percent to $26.2 million …

LONDON, March 1: ITV has admitted that it inadvertently overcharged viewers who used the red button on their Sky set-top boxes to vote for contestants on the last season of The X Factor. Between October 14 and December 16, viewers …

CULVER CITY/BURBANK, March 1: Columbia Pictures has inked a deal to show an exclusive one-minute clip of the upcoming Spider-Man 3 during the broadcast of Heroes on Monday, with an extended six-minute clip due to premiere on NBC.com. The third …