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LOS ANGELES: The horror-fantasy film library of Italian filmmaker Ovidio G. Assonitis is to be represented by BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) at MIPCOM. The catalogue includes the horror classic Beyond the Door and the 2003 horror feature Red Riding Hood. BoPaul will be presenting 11 vintage titles from the Assonitis …

BURBANK: There have been a series of promotions within Warner Bros., including Robert Blair and Jim Brehm becoming executive VPs of Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. Blair and Brehm will jointly lead the company's international sales team. Both will be working to develop the overall strategy and lead the sales …

LOS ANGELES: Following their turn as hosts of this year's Golden Globe Awards, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are joining forces again as presenters for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, along with three other pairs of female leads. The other presenters include Scandal's Kerry Washington, who is paired with Diahann …

NEW YORK: Alec Baldwin is joining MSNBC as the host of a new weekly current events and culture talk show that will air Friday nights at 10 p.m., Up Late w/Alec Baldwin. The new series will start this October. Baldwin's numerous acting credits include his TV role as Jack Donaghy …

EL SEGUNDO: DirecTV has entered into a partnership with the award-winning screenwriter Neil LaBute (The Shape of Things, In the Company of Men) to produce a set of ten short films that will air exclusively on the Audience Network. The pact sees LaBute writing, directing and producing ten stand-alone stories. …

KNOXVILLE: Scripps Networks Interactive has made changes to the leadership team of its U.S. lifestyle networks and related businesses following the resignation of John F. Lansing as head of the Scripps Networks operating arm. Lansing, who served in his current position for the past nine years, will become a consultant …

NEW YORK: Don Ciaramella has been elevated to president of corporate communications at The Lippin Group. Ciaramella moves up from the executive VP post. In the newly created role, he will look to further the company's growth in both traditional and new media and continues to manage the company's New …

NEW YORK: Total advertising spending in the second quarter of 2013 increased 3.5 percent from the year-ago figures, finishing the period at $35.8 billion, with television experiencing overall growth of 6.4 percent, according to the latest figures from Kantar Media. Total spending for the first six months of the year …

LOS ANGELES: Gaumont International Television has a new global growth plan it is putting in place, which includes the hire of an executive VP of business operations and a promotion within the company. Katie O'Connell, the company's CEO, has renewed her contract. Sam Semon is joining GIT from FremantleMedia North …

ENCINO: This MIPCOM BoPaul Media Worldwide (BMW) plans to present a number of theatrical features produced and/or directed by Italy's Ovidio G. Assonitis, including Red Riding Hood and Beyond the Door. Red Riding Hood and Beyond the Door are horror films from 2003 and 1974, respectively. Other Assonitis movies to be presented by BMW include Tentacles (1977), The Visitor (1979) and Rollerboy (1981). There is also Curse: The Bite, Last Concert, Mad House, Choke …