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LIBERTYVILLE: Motorola Mobility has released new research indicating that consumers prefer subscription TV services—cable, satellite or online—over free-to-air platforms, "even in markets where free programming is more readily available." The Global 2010 Media Engagement Barometer surveyed the video-consumption habits of …

LONDON/NEW YORK/BANGLORE: Babelgum and PRSNL Pictures are to release the fictional documentary feature Dark Fibre as an episodic series online and for mobile ahead of its theatrical debut. Dark Fibre is directed and produced by Jamie King and Peter Mann. …

CINCINNATI: The E.W. Scripps Company has reached an agreement to extend the affiliation of six of its stations with ABC through January 31, 2015. The stations that have renewed their ABC affiliation are WXYZ (Detroit), KNXV (Phoenix), WFTS (Tampa), WEWS (Cleveland), WMAR …

AMSTERDAM: Film1, Chellomedia’s Dutch premium movie service, has launched an SVOD service on cable operator Ziggo. Film1 On Demand providers customers of the Netherlands’ largest cable network access to approximately 100 titles of current and classic movies at no additional cost …

STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN: A number of senior appointments have been made to the teams at Endemol Nordic, which has just scored a deal for Big Brother to go back on air in Sweden after being gone from the territory for five years. …

SAN FRANCISCO: Factual and documentary producer Hoff Productions has promoted Rex Vigil to director of development. Vigil has been with Hoff Productions since 2004, starting as a development coordinator. Since 2008, he has served as manager of development, leading efforts …

NEW YORK: Retired at 35, TV Land’s second original sitcom, is to premiere on January 19, 2011, following the second season debut of the network’s first original series, Hot in Cleveland. Retired at 35 stars George Segal and Jessica Walter, along …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Stephen Lambert, the chief executive of Studio Lambert, discusses the openness of American networks to picking up international concepts and talks about the growing importance of social media.   When Stephen Lambert decided to …

PREMIUM: Henry Tan, COO of Malaysian DTH platform Astro, talks about how the company is catering to its subscribers with relevant content and advanced services like HD and VOD. Celebrating its 15th anniversary in 2011, Malaysian platform Astro today reaches …

LONDON: ITV plc group revenues rose 11 percent to £1.46 billion in the first nine months of the year, driven by a recovery in ad revenues. In the third quarter alone, ITV TV ad revenues rose 16 percent, with a 10-percent rise forecast …