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BURBANK: Sean Hancock, a former BBC Entertainment executive, has been hired by FremantleMedia North America as the company’s VP of alternative programming. In his new role, which is effective April 28, Hancock will be charged with the development and production …

ATLANTA: Several changes have been announced for Turner Broadcasting’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media (AYAKM) portfolio, with Adult Swim expanding to 8 p.m., Cartoon Network ramping up its digital originals and Boomerang shifting more to co-viewing and becoming open …

NEW YORK: Joel Marino has joined World Screen as assistant editor, working across both the English- and Spanish-language editorial teams, while Faustyna Hariasz has been hired as the new sales and marketing assistant. Marino contributes to the company’s English- and …

NEW YORK: AMC Networks has completed its $1 billion acquisition of Chellomedia from Liberty Global. AMC Networks now has control of Chellomedia's TV channels that are distributed in more than 390 million households in 138 countries. This provides opportunities for …

LONDON: The global installed base of TV-centric connected devices exceeded 1 billion units in 2013, and is expected to surpass 2 billion by 2017, driven by smart TV, IP-enabled set top boxes, game consoles, Blu-ray players and low-cost digital-media adapters, …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Ahead of the theatrical release of George Clooney's The Monuments Men, National Geographic Channel is showcasing a documentary companion to the feature film that tells the true story of the events that took place. Hunting Hitler's Stolen Treasures: …

NEW YORK: Watch World Screen's Anna Carugati interviewing Grupo Televisa's Emilio Azcárraga Jean on stage at NATPE.   brightcove.createExperiences();

NEW YORK: Net profits at Viacom in the fiscal first quarter rose 16 percent to $547 million, despite a 4 percent slip in revenues to $3.2 billion. "Once again, Viacom’s results reflect our significant investments in content, our deep connection …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International Television Production has taken 100 percent ownership of the Australian production outfit Matchbox Pictures, which has been behind such shows as The Slap, The Straits and Nowhere Boys. NBCU first invested in the company in 2011. Formed …

MUNICH: Global Screen is on board to distribute a selection of rbb media programming around the world in non-German-speaking territories. Among the titles under the agreement are The Con Squad (Hauptstadtrevier), from the police comedy format CrimeTime (Heiter bis tödlich), and …