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World Screen Weekly, July 24, 2008 COUNTRY: U.S. LAUNCH DATE: The channel launched as ImaginAsian on August 30, 2004. On August 1, 2008, it is rebranding as iaTV. OWNERSHIP: ImaginAsian Entertainment DISTRIBUTION: Five million subscribers on cable as of July …

PALO ALTO, July 25: In a recent survey by Frank N. Magid Associates and Metacafe, 50 percent of respondents indicated that they watch online video every week, while the most popular form of Internet-based content was short-form programming. The report …

KING OF PRUSSIA, July 25: In response to a copyright infringement suit brought by NBC Universal, Fox News Network and Fox Television Stations, online video service Redlasso has suspended blogger access to its video search and clipping beta site for …

NEUILLY, July 25: Revenues for the first half of the year at M6 remained stable at 709.1 million euros, of which 367.1 million euros was derived from advertising on M6. Other advertising revenues, meanwhile, were up 41.7 percent to 46.9 …

NEW YORK, July 25: The 2008 LMEC-LatinVision Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets, will be held in New York City, featuring, among others, Univision’s Joe Uva and Telemundo’s Don Browne. The conference is being staged …

NEW YORK, July 25: Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital have teamed up with Marvel Entertainment and CBS Mobile to deliver Stephen King’s N as a series of 25 original video episodes for viewing on mobile and online platforms. Running …

SAN DIEGO, July 25: The epic fantasy series from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios previously known as Wizard’s First Rule will officially be launched as Legend of the Seeker, with new cast members added, the weekend of November 1. …

NEW YORK, July 25: CBS Interactive is launching an HD gallery on CBS.com, with Intel as its exclusive sponsor, featuring full episodes and clips of shows such as CSI, Survivor, Big Brother and The Amazing Race. The CBS HD Gallery …

LOS ANGELES, July 25: The MGM Channel, currently available to pay-TV subscribers across German-speaking Europe, is now accessible to mobile subscribers through Vodafone in Germany. Vodafone made the German-language version of the channel available on its 3G Vodafone Live! network …

LONDON, July 25: Parthenon Entertainment has picked up the distribution rights to the documentary China: Land of Dope and Glory. Through research and undercover reporting, the program examines China’s policy regarding performance-enhancing drugs for athletes. The documentary originally aired July …