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LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has granted the exclusive broadcasting rights in the Caribbean to International Media Content (IMC), which is the parent company of SportsMax, for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. IMC picked up the exclusive English-language broadcast rights for all media platforms, excluding the Internet …

MIAMI: The wealthy and traditional Mexican-American family the Marins, dubbed the Latino Kardashians, are the focus of the new docu-soap Tequila Sisters, on offer from Lionsgate Entertainment. Also a top offering from the company is Chasing Life, which marks the first series produced by Lionsgate’s South Shore joint venture with …

SANTA MONICA: dick clark productions has set up a new division focused on international distribution as well as the acquisition, financing and creation of new shows, with an initial slate that includes the American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards. The new division will also handle the distribution of the …

SAN JOSE: Despite the increasing prevalence of second-screen multitasking, TiVo reports that most viewers are actually actively watching TV programming while their sets are on. The survey found that many viewers report having multitasked at least once while watching TV: browsing the Internet (69 percent), cooking (48 percent) and chatting …

NEW YORK: Bruce Casino has been promoted to executive VP of NBCUniversal Television & New Media Distribution in the U.S. and Canada. As executive VP, Casino will continue to secure deals for NBCU TV content across a variety of platforms. He will also manage linear movie licensing for the division. …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Joey Sabella has joined Entertainment One (eOne) as the director of U.S. sales, based in the company's Los Angeles office. Sabella will be reporting to Prentiss Fraser, the senior VP of worldwide sales and acquisitions. He will be managing eOne Television International's relationships with the U.S., looking for …

ENGLEWOOD: The United States Court of Appeals has denied Fox Broadcasting Company’s petitions to rehear the court’s July 2013 decision that also ruled in favor of DISH and its Hopper DVR. The appeals court upheld a ruling from a lower court that denied Fox’s request to shut down the features …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has firmed up an exclusive worldwide TV distribution deal with El Rey Network to represent the channel's growing slate of original programming. The English-language cable network, launched in December 2013, was created by filmmaker Robert Rodriguez and FactoryMade Ventures. The first project under El Rey's …

LOS ANGELES: Barry Chamberlain has been elevated to the role of president of sales at CBS Studios International (CBSSI). He reports to Armando Nuñez, the president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group. The role sees him leading the international distribution business across the globe for terrestrial, cable and …

NEW YORK: USA Network has snapped up Benched, a courtroom comedy series starring Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) and Jay Harrington (Better Off Ted). Benched will be the first show from ABC Signature, the newly established boutique arm of ABC Studios. The half-hour show zeroes in on a corporate lawyer who suffers …