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SYDNEY, September 27: Daniel Jordon has been named as manager of product and content sales at ABC Enterprises, effective October 30. Jordon will oversee the management of product and content sales in five business units: program sales, direct sales, library …

LOS ANGELES, September 27: CBS Corporation has formed the CBS Television Distribution Group, tapping Roger King as CEO of the new division, which encompasses CBS Paramount Domestic Television, King World and CBS Paramount International Television. The restructure sees Joel Berman, …

MUNICH, September 26: Shares at ProSiebenSat.1 Media rose some 6 percent on rumors that Apax Partners and Goldman Sachs are in negotiations to acquire the German media group. Earlier this year, Axel Springer failed in its attempt to buy the …

NEW YORK, September 26: Sky News’s coverage of last year’s London bombings and a special from the Netherlands on a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan have picked up International Emmys in the news category. London Bombings July 7th, 2005, …

MILAN, September 26: A slate of feature films from Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will be made available on the IPTV service Alice Home TV and the ADSL portal Rosso Alice, via a deal with Telecom Italia. As of this …

MARINA DEL REY, September 26: Universal Pictures’ The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift will be available for consumers to download and burn to DVD from CinemaNow beginning today, the same day as the title’s retail DVD release. The entire …

LONDON, September 26: Entertainment Rights has posted a half-year after-tax loss of £2.2 million, versus its £500,000 profit at the same time last year, on revenues of £5.9 million, less than half of the £12.4 million recorded last year. Announcing …

SINGAPORE, September 26: Six weeks since launching in Hong Kong, National Geographic Channels International’s new wildlife channel has secured carriage in Singapore, on StarHub’s digital cable platform. National Geographic Wild is a new 24-hour English-language channel focusing on wildlife and …

SILVER SPRING, September 26: Discovery Communications has lined up a range of multi-platform extensions for its highly anticipated new series Discovery Atlas, including high-definition DVDs and online components. Discovery Atlas: China Revealed, the first installment of this multi-year global media …

SINGAPORE, September 26: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will have its strongest presence to date at this year’s MIPCOM, with 15 outfits taking part under the Singaporean pavilion, as well as a new branding campaign entitled Singapore Media …