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ITN Launches Dedicated Channel on YouTube

October 17, 2007

LONDON, October 17: ITN’s multimedia division, ITN On, has unveiled the ITN channel on YouTube, an advertising-supported offering featuring entertainment-, sports-, film- and Bollywood-related programs. ITN will add a large amount of show-business material daily to the channel. Content available …

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Eyeworks’ Game-Show Format Sold into 16 Countries

October 17, 2007

AMSTERDAM, October 17: Dutch producer Eyeworks has sold its prime-time game-show format Beat The Blondes into some 16 countries following its MIPCOM launch last week. Created and developed by Eyeworks, Beat The Blondes features two rounds of questions that will …

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Telefilm Canada Appoints New Chair

October 16, 2007

MONTREAL, October 16: Telefilm Canada, a federal agency dedicated to the development and promotion of the Canadian audiovisual industry, has appointed Michel Roy as its board chair, replacing Felix “Fil” Fraser, who has served as interim chair since February. Roy …

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Akimbo Names COO, CFO

October 16, 2007

SAN MATEO, October 16: Akimbo Systems, which specializes in VOD delivery over the Internet, has tapped the former president of On Demand Media Group, Neil Goldberg, as its COO and Peter Chantel, previously with Sony Signatures Network, as its CFO. …

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YouTube Adds Anti-Piracy Technology

October 16, 2007

SAN BRUNO, October 16: YouTube has launched its much-anticipated fingerprinting technology to remove copyrighted content from the popular video sharing site. Google-owned YouTube has come under intense pressure from content owners frustrated with pirated TV shows and movies making their …

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Scripps to Divide Into Two Separate Companies

October 16, 2007

CINCINNATI, October 16: The E. W. Scripps Company’s board of directors has elected to split the entity into two publicly traded companies, one focused on its lifestyle media brands and the other on its print businesses and local TV stations. …

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Nick Arabia Set for 2008 Launch

October 16, 2007

LONDON/DUBAI, October 16: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) and Arab Media Group (AMG) are expanding the terms of their long-term partnership with plans to launch Nickelodeon Arabia, a localized, Arabic-language free-to-air channel dedicated exclusively to kids across the Middle East. Nickelodeon …

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Verizon FiOS TV Adds A&E HD, FOX Business Network

October 16, 2007

NEW YORK, October 16: Verizon has launched two new channels on Verizon FiOS TV—A&E HD and the new FOX Business Network. A&E HD and FOX Business Network are the latest additions to FiOS TV Premier, a package of more than …

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Chinese, Singaporean Companies Strengthen Media Ties

October 16, 2007

BEIJING, October 16: As part of the ongoing Singapore Season China 2007, a cultural diplomacy initiative, Chinese and Singaporean companies have forged agreements worth at least S$33.4 million ($22.7 million). In all, 17 media-related government, business and academic agreements are …