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Nat Geo Commissions Doc on “Bin Laden’s Spy”

August 15, 2006

WASHINGTON, August 15: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and National Geographic Channel have commissioned Towers Productions—the team behind Inside 9/11—to produce Bin Laden’s Spy in America. The two-hour special will premiere in the U.S. on August 28, followed by an …

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Das Vierte Launches Scene It?-Based Quiz Show

August 15, 2006

UNIVERSAL CITY/MUNICH, August 15: NBC Universal’s German free-to-air channel Das Vierte has launched Scene It?—The Film Quiz, an interactive, SMS-driven movie-trivia quiz show from NBC Universal Television Distribution and Screenlife, the makers of the Scene It? DVD game. The 30-minute …

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Dori Media Reports Strong Half-Year Results

August 15, 2006

TEL AVIV, August 15: For the first half of this year, Dori Media Group reported revenues of $9.65 million, a 49-percent gain, with a dramatic increase in net profit from $139,000 to $1.72 million. International sales accounted for 68 percent …

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chellomedia Names New Shopping Channel

August 15, 2006

AMSTERDAM, August 15: chellomedia and Tel Sell have announced that their joint venture Dutch shopping channel will begin operating under the name LiveShop in October, with a preview currently available on its website. LiveShop will be available in more than …

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STAR India Extends Partnership with HIV/AIDS Campaign

August 15, 2006

TORONTO/MUMBAI, August 15: At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Canada, STAR India announced a two-year extension of its relationship with the Heroes Project, a non-governmental public service campaign in India that promotes HIV/AIDS awareness. The extension of the campaign …

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WWE SVOD Service Scores Comcast Rollout

August 15, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, August 15: World Wrestling Entertainment’s subscription video-on-demand service, WWE 24/7 On Demand, is now available on Comcast, the largest cable operator in the U.S. WWE 24/7 On Demand is offered up as part of Comcast’s ON DEMAND lineup, featuring …

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BT Vision Notches Up New Content Deals

August 15, 2006

LONDON, August 15: Content from Entertainment Rights, NBD Television, Portman Film and Television and Wall to Wall Television will be made available on a video-on-demand basis on BT’s TV-via-broadband service that launches this fall. Entertainment Rights will provide Postman Pat …

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DIRECTV, USA to Deliver Interactive Coverage of US Open

August 15, 2006

EL SEGUNDO/NEW YORK, August 15: DIRECTV, USA Network and the USTA are teaming to deliver to the satellite platform’s subscribers a range of interactive features surrounding this year’s US Open. Free to DIRECTV customers, the interactive service will expand USA …

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IAC Acquires Comedy Site

August 15, 2006

NEW YORK, August 15: Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp has acquired its first website since hiring former Channel 4 chief Michael Jackson earlier this year to boost its online content offerings, picking up a 51-percent stake and full voting control of Connected …

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Aardman Staffs Up for Distribution Drive

August 14, 2006

BRISTOL, August 14: Aardman Animations has appointed Alix Wiseman as head of sales for its new dedicated distribution division, Aardman International, which launches at MIPCOM. Wiseman takes up her new post at the end of this month, in time to …