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LOS ANGELES, November 17: Sunset Pictures has launched an in-house television production division, Sunset Television, to exploit increasing demand for TV content worldwide. The TV unit plans to develop and produce reality-based programming, scripted series and specials, sitcoms, dramatic specials, …

PARIS, November 17: International news channel FRANCE 24, the Arab Satellite Communications Organization (ARABSAT), and the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) have signed an agreement to disseminate FRANCE 24 to the Arab world. The agreement was signed during a visit …

SYDNEY, November 17: Southern Star International has sold the drama series Police Rescue to RRS Entertainment in Germany in a deal that includes the program’s two-hour TV movie pilot plus 63 one-hour episodes. The sale was negotiated by Veronique Verges, …

NEW YORK/LONDON, November 17: MTV Networks International has promoted Mark Levine to senior VP, of Nickelodeon marketing and communications, and Pooja Midha to VP of Nickelodeon marketing. In his expanded role Levine will oversee Nickelodeon's business growth and kids'-first brand …

SILVER SPRING, November 17: Discovery Communications has hired NBC executive David Zaslav as its new president and chief executive. Zaslav, the president of NBC Universal Cable, will replace Judith McHale, who will step down at the beginning of December. John …

WARSAW, November 17: MGM Networks, a division of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, and ITI Neovision, a subsidiary of the Polish media and entertainment company ITI Group, will launch The MGM Channel for Poland next month and make it available in high-definition. The …

NEW YORK, November 16: Randy Falco, the president and COO of the NBC Universal Television Group, has been named Chairman and CEO of AOL. The announcement was made by Time Warner Inc.'s chairman and CEO Dick Parsons and president and …

ATLANTA, November 16: Turner Sports and PGA.com announced that content from the 2006 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, professional golf's most demanding tournament, will be available on the iTunes Store beginning November 22, 2006. This deal marks the first time …

NEW YORK, November 16: HBO and AOL will launch a comedy website called This Just In early next year. This initiative marks the first time advertisers will have the opportunity to work with HBO. www.thisjustin.com, will replace the existing AOL …

SYDNEY, November 16: I Got a Rocket, the tween animated series from SLR Productions and Taffy Entertainment, will air on Australia’s Network Ten. The comedy series about a boy and his best friend, a wise-cracking, gadget-packed rocket, will air at …