Postmedia Network, a Canadian media company, has appointed Wayne Parrish as chief transformation officer.

Digital entertainment company Slingo has appointed Rich Roberts as its new CEO. Mr Roberts replaces the owner and founder, Sal Falciglia Sr., in the role, who will stay involved in the company's casino-related operations and endeavors.

Wiley, an industry publisher, and RSMeans, a North American supplier of construction cost information, have formed partnership to deliver a new generation of reference materials to the commercial and residential construction markets.

Gannett, an international news and information company, has reported net operating revenues of $1.36 billion for the second quarter ended June 27, 2010, a decrease of 1.6 percent, compared $1.38 billion for the same period in 2009.

IMAX Corporation and Lumiere Pavilions, a Chinese private movie exhibition chain, have signed an agreement to install three digital IMAX theatre systems in the People's Republic of China.

DIRECTV has named Joe Bosch as its new executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Mr Bosch will report to Mike White, chairman, president and CEO of the company.

Shutterfly, an internet-based photo publishing and printing service, has selected Sorenson Media as its video services partner. The Sorenson 360 online video platform will power video services such as upload, transcoding, standard playback, and download in Shutterfly customer accounts and on Shutterfly’s Share sites.

Entertainment firm Rovi Corporation and German cable operator Unitymedia have signed a multi-year license agreement for interactive program guide (IPG) patents owned by Rovi.

Canon Communications, a business-to-business media company, has appointed Rich Nass as director of content for medical device brands.

Tribune Media Services (TMS) has formed a partnership with Placecast which will allow mobile application developers using the Placecast MatchAPI to integrate TMS movie show times and theater locations into their offerings.