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LONDON: Virgin Media’s first online and mobile TV player has gone live in beta, launching with hundreds of hours of content from ITV, Disney, National Geographic and MTV, among others. Virgin Media Player on mobile will launch with 4oD content …

LONDON: Sky 3D is set to launch in millions of homes across the U.K. on October 1. The service will feature a launch lineup of movies and live sports. Highlights include this year’s Ryder Cup, with three days of live …

SAN FRANCISCO: Worldwide spending on Internet advertising is expected to climb 12 percent this year to $61.8 billion, according to a new report from research group eMarketer. Online spending is forecast to reach $96.8 billion by 2014, growing at an …

LONDON/TEL AVIV: Comedy Central is to make its debut in Israel on January 1, 2011, marking its tenth localized service. MTV Networks International is launching the channel in partnership with Ananey Communications. Comedy Central Israel will be available via HOT, …

TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has added Scandinavia and South Africa to its territory roster and has already started acquiring content rights for both markets. eOne recently secured Scandinavian rights for the period thriller Bodyguards and Assassins as well as Lemmy, …

SAN DIEGO/SILVER SPRING: FLO TV has added the new Discovery Mobile Channel to its service. The channel will offer full-length episodes of shows such as Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab, Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs and Man vs. Wild and programming events like …

NEW YORK: Beverly Hills, 90210 alum Luke Perry and Jason Priestley will reunite for the Hallmark Movie Channel original Goodnight For Justice, slated to premiere in 2011. Perry is an executive producer and also stars in the original movie. Priestley …

ISTANBUL: Global Agency has licensed the hit telenovela 1001 Nights into Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. 1001 Nights heads to Mreza Plus in Bosnia-Herzegovina and RTL in Croatia. The show will launch in both territories in mid-September. In its native Turkey, 1001 …

TORONTO: CosmoTV has a range of new original series, including StyleOgraphy, along with reality shows like Kell on Earth and Fly Girls, for its fall lineup. A fourth season of Oh So Cosmo kicks off on September 8. The half-hour …

LONDON: The sports and action-entertainment brands Total Non-Stop Action Wrestling (TNA), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Bullrun and Real Madrid TV are headed to a range of new international broadcasters through deals signed by RDA TV. RDA TV has recently signed …