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LAS VEGAS: Set to launch early this year in the U.S., the fully programmed general-entertainment 3D channel from Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX, 3net, has a slate of original series and partner program acquisitions already in place. The official …

PASADENA: Characters from the ABC daytime soap All My Children and the TV Land original Hot In Cleveland are to cross-over and guest star on each other’s shows, continuing a story line established last season. The story revolves around Wendie …

TORONTO: The Banff World Television Festival has been renamed as the Banff World Media Festival, dropping TV from its title to reflect the evolution of the content market. "This is an important step for the Festival, reflecting both the changing …

TORONTO: At the upcoming History Makers Summit, Bill Moyers and Simon Schama are scheduled to deliver keynote speeches, addressing the challenges and opportunities facing factual broadcasting today. Moyers has been in broadcast journalism for more than 40 years. With his …

LAS VEGAS: The cross-industry consortium Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem (DECE)—backed by Hollywood studios such as Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Fox, Universal Pictures and Warner Bros.—has unveiled a new technology, dubbed UltraViolet, that paves the way for an open market for digital …

It was another strong year for the behemoths of the factual industry, as the big three maintained their dominance and expanded with new ventures. National Geographic Channels (NGC) continued to aggressively rollout its bouquet of leading factual networks around the …

LOS ANGELES: The new series Money Class (working title), created and hosted by financial guru Suze Orman, is set to premiere on OWN this fall. The prime-time series is dedicated to addressing and moving beyond personal decisions that have created …

High up on wish lists this past holiday season were ereaders and tablets. Indeed, at book retailing giant Barnes & Noble, its number one selling gift of the holiday season was the new NOOKcolor Reader’s Tablet. It, together with other …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast Corporation is opening up in-home streaming for live and on-demand content this year on tablet devices, with further plans to offer some 3,000 hours of on-demand content through a new feature on the Xfinity TV iPad app. Customers …

CHICAGO/LOS ANGELES: MGM and Weigel Broadcasting Co. have planned a national launch for Me-TV, a new TV network offering classic sitcoms, dramas and classic commercials and targeted for stations’ multicast channels. Me-TV (Memorable Entertainment Television) has been airing with a …