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NEW YORK: A+E Networks has expanded its London-based international content distribution team by hiring Robyn Hurd and Michael Oesterlin as senior directors of content sales for EMEA, and Lorenzo Bertolotti as manager of content sales for the same region. In …

AMSTERDAM: Endemol Shine Group, which combines Endemol, Shine and CORE Media, has unveiled its first round of senior appointments, including tapping Cathy Payne to run its merged international distribution business. Payne, who is currently CEO of Endemol Worldwide Distribution, will …

NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox says it has reached a deal to acquire the video-advertising company true[X] media, whose client base includes the streaming platform DramaFever. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Specializing in consumer engagement and on-demand …

NEW YORK: SPI International has added a variety of content from France's Ampersand to the DocuBox and FilmBox channel offerings. The deal includes such titles as The Animal Strategies, which shows how various creatures survive in the wild, and The …

PARIS: TV France International has selected the winners of the 11th Export Awards, which recognize the sales companies behind the best-selling French productions worldwide, this year honoring Xilam Animation, ARTE France and AB International Distribution. Xilam Animation was recognized in …

PARIS: Reed MIDEM is now accepting entries for the fifth edition of the MIPLab competition for video technology innovation. The competition is for brand-new tech companies offering TV and online video solutions. Startups have until March 2, 2015, to submit …

MIAMI: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has named Larissa Zagustin as senior VP and general counsel for the company’s brands and businesses in Latin America, Canada and the U.S. Hispanic market. As general counsel, Zagustin will be responsible for mergers …

NEW YORK: Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed Michael Armstrong as executive VP and general manager of international brand development. He is responsible for continuing to identify new market opportunities to launch BET, Paramount and Spike, in addition to …

LOS ANGELES: Actress, producer and activist Eva Longoria has been added to the speaker lineup for NATPE 2015, which is on pace to see strong attendance from both U.S. and international buyers, exhibitors and general attendees. There are currently 230 …

NEW YORK: Andrea Gorfolova, the president of Tricon Films & Television, talks to World Screen about the company’s increasingly diversified catalogue and about working with digital platforms in today’s marketplace.   Though long considered a popular supplier of factual programming, …