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LONDON, January 8: The Latin American sales team of FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold the comedy format Three’s Company to two broadcasters in the region, Chile-based Megavision and Ecuador-based Ecuavision. Local production company Roos Film will produce 50 episodes of the …

LONDON/SANTA MONICA, January 8: Genius Products has reached long-term agreements with Entertainment Rights (ER) and Classic Media, which ER is in the process of acquiring, for the distribution, co-production and co-financing of home video and video game productions for family, …

NEW YORK, January 5: Viacom veteran Bob Bakish has been appointed president of MTV Networks International, reporting to Bill Roedy, who will retain oversight of MTVNI in addition to his global role as vice chairman of MTV Networks. In the …

NEW YORK, January 5: The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its nine network-affiliated television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. The sale of the company’s Broadcast Media Group includes the …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV will premiere Maui Fever, its latest addition to the reality drama genre, on January 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. The show centers on a close-knit group of friends in Kaanapali, Maui, with no rules and …

NORWALK, January 5: CABLEready has picked up the international distribution rights to TV Guide’s celebrity-rich The Fashion Team along with six new episodes of InFANity, an in-depth look at popular TV shows. “The TV Guide programs provide viewers with more …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV Networks has announced a new Global Digital Media executive team under Mika Salmi, the recently installed president of the division. The team will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to the company’s multiplatform brands, driving …

LONDON/COPENHAGEN, January 5: Zodiak Television World has boosted its team with the additions of Tobi de Graaff as director of sales and acquisitions and Louise Juel as VP. De Graaff, based at Zodiak’s London office, will focus primarily on sales …

NEW YORK, January 5: CBS Research has found that viewers with broadband and digital TV connections at home are most likely to watch the top broadcast network prime-time shows. The findings are part of CBS Research’s new study on digital …

NEW DELHI, January 5: The Indian government is proposing legislation that would require commercial broadcasters to share sports coverage of key events with pubcaster Doordarshan, according to local reports. The proposal in the cricket-mad nation comes just two months before …