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ATLANTA, July 19: Turner Broadcasting System’s broadband gaming network GameTap has launched an original animated series, Computer Lab. The series, for GameTap’s Animation channel, was produced by GameTap and Soup2Nuts, the creators of Home Movies, which airs on Cartoon Network’s …

MEXICO CITY, July 19: The Televisa/Univision saga continues with the Mexican media giant now saying that it has not yet ruled out a new takeover offer for the market-leading Hispanic broadcaster after losing the bidding war over the company last …

LOS ANGELES, July 19: Reality TV stars Rob and Amber Mariano, known for their stints on Survivor and The Amazing Race, have landed a new project at the Fox Reality channel. Rob and Amber were contestants on Survivor: Marquesas and …

LONDON, July 19: The BBC, as part of its Creative Future initiative to ensure that British viewers can receive its programming on multiplatform devices, has announced an organizational restructure that includes placing director of television, Jana Bennett, in charge of …

NORWALK, July 19: In its first trip to DISCOP in three years, CABLEready shored up deals on more than 45 hours of programming, inking agreements with 4! StoryTV in Hungary and HBO Central & Eastern Europe’s Spektrum Channel. 4! StoryTV, …

BURBANK, July 19: Subscribers to the online rental service Netflix will be offered an advance look at the premieres of the new NBC shows Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and Kidnapped six weeks prior to their broadcast premiere dates. …

NEW YORK, July 19: Classic Media has named Andrew Perlman as VP of digital media to manage the mobile and online content distribution strategy for the company’s 3,000-plus titles. Perlman reports to Classic Media’s CEO, Eric Ellenbogen. He will manage …

MARINA DEL REY, July 19: The broadband on-demand content provider CinemaNow has launched a new service that allows consumers in the U.S. to legally download content and burn it to DVD, with deals in place with several Hollywood studios as …

NEW YORK, July 19: Dana Laufer is joining HIT Entertainment as VP of promotions to lead efforts to develop and implement national promotional campaigns based on the company’s portfolio of preschool brands. She is responsible for maximizing cross-promotional opportunities across …

NEW YORK, July 19: The National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians—Communications Workers of America (NABET-CWA) union has reached a tentative three-year agreement with NBC Universal that increases wages, improves benefits and addresses job security issues for about 2,500 engineers, …