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ENGLEWOOD: Glenn Curtis has been promoted to the newly created position of president and chief financial officer at Starz. Curtis was promoted from his role as the executive VP and chief financial officer of the company. He will continue to report to Chris Albrecht, the CEO of Starz, and assume …

REDMOND/LOS ANGELES: Hulu Plus subscribers now have another way to stream shows to their TV set, through Nintendo’s Wii console. Hit series such as Family Guy, Glee, New Girl, The Office, Modern Family and Vampire Diaries join full library seasons of shows like Community and Grey’s Anatomy to be streamed …

NEW YORK: A number of the online majors, including Google, Yahoo and Hulu, are planning advertising events in April, dubbed the Digital Content NewFronts, mirroring the longstanding tradition of the television Upfront. Google, Yahoo, Hulu, Microsoft and AOL are among those set to take part in the two-week event, held …

PREMIUM: The U.S. basic-cable arts channel Ovation is looking to acquire and co-produce high-quality international drama series, says Kris Slava, its senior VP of programming and production.   WS: What kinds of content are you looking to acquire? SLAVA: Across the board, both on the acquisitions and the co-production front, …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Tara Duncan has been named the VP of development at Fuse Entertainment, where she will assume the role in March. Previously, Duncan served as the director of scripted development at AMC, where she oversaw development of the Fuse-produced series The Killing, as well as Rubicon and the international …

BEVERLY HILLS/NEW YORK: The Artist, nominated for ten Academy Awards, including Best Picture, is headed to Netflix in the exclusive pay-TV window as part of a new multi-year licensing pact with The Weinstein Company. The deal covers a number of foreign-language films and documentaries, as well as other movies. The …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast has selected four new minority-owned independent networks, including channels led by NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson and rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, from more than 100 proposals to receive distribution on its cable systems. Two of the channels, Aspire and Revolt, are targeting African Americans. Aspire, …

PREMIUM: Former president and COO of News Corp. and now head of his own production and media companies, Peter Chernin talks to World Screen about what makes a good TV show, the importance of Hulu and other digital platforms, and business opportunities in Asia.   WS: What do you look …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast is launching a new subscription video service, Xfinity Streampix, which will feature content from Disney-ABC Television Group, NBCUniversal, Sony Pictures, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and others. The new service will enable Xfinity video customers to stream movies and TV shows wherever they are, on multiple screens and devices. …

BEVERLY HILLS: Larry Tanz has been promoted to CEO of Vuguru, upped from the role of president. As CEO, Tanz will continue to oversee development, production, distribution, marketing and strategic partnerships. Prior to joining Vuguru in 2009, Tanz served as the president and co-founder of Agility Studios, a boutique multiplatform …