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LONDON: Passion Distribution has sold 80 new hours of programming, including Extreme Clutter and The Dead Files, through deals with broadcasters in Eastern European territories. TLC, Discovery Networks’ lifestyle channel for women, will now air a host of titles from …

LONDON: The number of digital TV homes is expected to double between 2011 and 2017, reaching 1.3 billion, with penetration standing at 86.7 percent by the end of that period, according to the new Digital TV World Household Forecasts report. Global digital …

LONDON: A number of MTV International’s original series have secured sales outside their home territories, including the Japanese mini Shibuhara Girls scoring a slot in Korea. The live-action mini-series Shibuhara Girls, which is about four young Japanese women trying to achieve …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network has lined up HDNet Movies, Style and HDNet to replace IFC, WE and AMC this weekend, after its existing carriage contract with AMC Networks expires. DISH and AMC have been involved in a very public spat about carriage fees. The …

PARIS: Stuart Snyder, the president and COO of Turner Broadcasting System’s animation, young adults and kids media division, will deliver a keynote address at MIP Junior, which takes place October 6 and 7. Snyder will discuss the state of the …

BURBANK: In a deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Disney Media Distribution (DMD) has extended its rights to represent the Academy Awards broadcast outside the U.S. through 2020. DMD’s distribution deal with the Academy for the …

NEW YORK: Speaking to analysts this morning about the plan to split News Corporation into two separate entities, one focused on entertainment and one on publishing, Rupert Murdoch said the move marked "the next transformative phase in our history" and was …

NEW YORK: According to Nielsen’s latest Global AdView Pulse report, global advertising revenues were up by 3.1 percent in the first quarter of this year to reach $128 billion, led by gains in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America. …

SINGAPORE: ESPN International has scored a broadcast deal for the Caribbean with ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) for International Cricket Council events and the Champions League Twenty20 through 2015.   The four-year deal covers events such as the 2015 ICC Cricket …

NEW YORK: NBC Sports Group will continue as the exclusive U.S. home of the Tour de France, announcing a new multiplatform deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) that runs from 2014 to 2023. The ten-year pact covers the exclusive U.S. television, …