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MAINZ/MUNICH: ZDF Enterprises and Koch Media have landed the rights for the Reese Witherspoon comedy Rule #1 for distribution in Germany and Austria. Rule #1 was purchased from Foresight Unlimited and distribution throughout theaters is set for next year. The film stars Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde, Pleasantville, Walk the Line) …

MILAN: Sky Italia has brought the Sky Go on-demand service to PCs, Macs and iPhones. Sky Go is offered for free to all Sky HD customers, accounting for 73 percent of the more than 5 million households that have a Sky subscription. The service can now be used on personal …

PREMIUM: Irfan Sahin, the CEO of Dogan TV, talks to TV Europe about the factors that have led to Kanal D’s success. Kanal D is the undisputed market leader in Turkey, with broadcast, production and international-distribution businesses. In 2010, it was the most-watched network for 308 days out of 365 …

LONDON: Syco Entertainment has appointed Ben Todd to the role of head of media for the U.K., effective April 10. Todd will be responsible for Syco Entertainment’s public relations and media-related activity in the U.K. for Syco’s music and television properties, including The X Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Red or …

PARIS: Reed MIDEM’s Laurine Garaude highlights the new pre-MIPTV event MIPCube, which aims to spotlight innovation in digital media.   One of MIPTV’s accelerator events, taking place alongside MIPDoc and MIPFormats on the Friday and Saturday before the market, MIPCube is being billed as "the innovation lab for the future …

MUNICH: A number of series from ABC Studios, including Desperate Housewives, Cougar Town and Castle, are being made available through LOVEFiLM’s online video library in Germany. The agreement sees new complete seasons of ABC Studios shows added each month. Titles include Lost, Scrubs, Private Practice, The Ghost Whisperer and Legend …

NEW YORK: Liberty Global has broadened its relationship with AMC/Sundance Channel Global, resulting in extended carriage across Europe. Sundance Channel will make its debut in Romania on Focus Sat, while the channel’s distribution gets expanded in Hungary with a launch on Liberty Global’s UPC cable system. An expanded carriage deal …

TORONTO/LONDON: Charlotte van Weede has been appointed to the newly created role of head of sales for Entertainment One’s (eOne) international film division, based in the company’s London office. Van Weede will report to Sally Caplan, the managing director, and they will work closely with Charlotte Mickie and her Canadian-based …

LUXEMBOURG: Net profit at RTL Group was up 8.9 percent last year, while revenue grew 4.2 percent to 5.765 billion euros ($7.6 billion). Full-year profit reached 795 million euros ($1 billion). EBITDA was relatively flat at 1.134 billion euros ($1.46 billion). Much of the growth is attributed to strengths at FremantleMedia …

PARIS: Roma Khanna, the president of the television group and digital at MGM, is the recipient of the inaugural MIPCube 2012 Media Architect of the Future Award, to be presented during a Visionary talk on March 31. The award recognizes an industry figure who has helped define the new TV landscape, …