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PARIS: The Brazilian mobile operator TIM has added the French-language France 24 service to its offerings. The 300,000 subscribers of the TIM TV offer now gain free access to France 24 throughout all Brazilian states. The moves comes as part …

NEW YORK: The American Greetings Properties’ brands Strawberry Shortcake, Care Bears and Twisted Whiskers are set for broadcast on TVWorks’ free-TV channel FOUR in New Zealand. Season one of Strawberry Shortcake‘s Berry Bitty Adventures along with the brand’s CGI film …

MIAMI: A study of the media consumption habits of 14- to 34-year-old Latinos, co-sponsored by Tr3s: MTV, Música y Más, has found that some 50 percent want more bilingual/bicultural programming and more than 30 percent seek out mainstream English-language programming. …

LONDON: Endemol and MediaCorp are bringing the hit game show The Money Drop to Singapore, with a local version to launch in prime time on Channel 5 this fall. Marking the format’s first commission in Asia, the deal will see …

NEW YORK: David Leach, the managing director of Mentorn International, discusses the expansion of the company’s slate, the challenges of operating in the British media landscape today and plans for further building the company’s U.S. business.   Best known for …

SINGAPORE: Christine Fellowes takes on the role of managing director for Asia Pacific at Universal Networks International, where she will oversee NBCUniversal’s pay-TV channels in the region, as Raymund Miranda exits the post. Fellowes had been overseeing E! Entertainment, The …

PREMIUM: With its mix of original productions and imported fare, multiplatform initiatives and live events, KI.KA is looking to take the number one spot among German kids’ channels, Sebastian Debertin, head of fiction, acquisition and co-production, tells TV Kids. TV …

HONG KONG: James Ross, formerly the regional director for Asia at ITV Studios Global Entertainment, has set up Lightning International, a new outfit that aids content owners looking to enter the Asian market. Lightning, headquartered in Hong Kong, looks to …

MONTEREY: China’s pay-TV revenues are set to reach $7.5 billion this year, according to SNL Kagan, surpassing Japan’s for the first time and making the country Asia’s top pay-TV market. Video service revenues in China were up by 31.1 percent in …

TOKYO: The live television music event MTV Video Music Aid Japan, featuring entertainers such as Lady Gaga, is slated to air on June 25 in Asia, with all proceeds going to the Japanese Red Cross. Top stars in global, regional …