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SCOTTSDALE: Double-digit declines in annual retail sales of DVDs are expected for the next few years, reports In-Stat, as paid video downloads and streaming revenues rise from $2.3 billion in 2009 to $6.3 billion in 2014. In that same period, …

CULVER CITY: Six new titles have been added to the programming slate of the soon-to-launch 3D network from Sony Corporation, Discovery Communications and IMAX Corporation. Produced in native 3D, the series are both originals and acquired fare. In the way …

LONDON: Turner Broadcasting has picked up the rights for four properties from Hasbro Studios, including Transformers Prime, for the U.K., Spain, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Middle East. The agreement, which also covers The Adventures of Chuck and Friends, Pound …

EDINBURGH: Louise Benson is to become the new director of the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival (MGEITF). Benson joins from Emap Networks, where she was media events director. She was also the event director of the World Architecture Festival. Benson …

JOHANNESBURG: CAfrica Sports has inked a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA) to carry weekly games and original programming in sub-Saharan Africa. CAfrica Sports will televise one NBA game of the week on Thursday, events like NBA All-Star and …

LONDON: A number of international sales have been concluded on An Idiot Abroad by Mentorn International, which recently scored a U.S. slot for the show. "Mentorn International is distributing An Idiot Abroad worldwide and we are delighted to have concluded …

KUALA LUMPUR: Animasia Studio, a MSC Malaysia company, clinched a European distribution deal for its series ABC Monsters at the Asia TV Forum last week, as well as an Asian home-entertainment agreement on the 26×22-minute show. Spain’s Neptuno Films will represent the show in …

SÃO PAULO: Continuing to grow its presence in Asia, Globo TV International has firmed up a new agreement in Indonesia, on India: A Love Story. The drama, by Gloria Perez, who is also behind The Clone, is set to air …

TORONTO: Hundreds of new titles are joining the offerings that Canadian Netflix members can watch instantly on their computers and TVs, through additional deals signed with CBC and FremantleMedia Enterprises. Agreements were also extended with New Video, Maple Pictures and …

ATLANTA: TNT’s The Closer will air in its seventh and final season in 2011, reaching its 100th episode. The series is produced for TNT by The Shephard/Robin Company in association with Warner Bros. Television. Production on the 15-episode final season …