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ST. LOUIS/PHILADELPHIA: Sprout is now available on demand for customers with Charter TV in Digital across the U.S., with plans to make the preschool service’s digital cable channel available on a market by market basis by the end of the …

MUMBAI: Fox International Channels has launched seven new channels in India, a market that is expected to have 149 million pay-TV subscribers in 2014. FIC has expanded its Indian portfolio with National Geographic Channel HD, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo …

ENGLEWOOD: The MTV Networks-owned music channel Palladia has been added to the lineup of DISH Network, where it will take the place of Fuse. DISH customers who subscribe to America’s Top 200 and above now receive the channel, which airs …

BEIJING: Metan Development Group has confirmed Changan Ford as the exclusive title sponsor for the weekly entertainment series Hello! Hollywood, tailored to Chinese audiences. The new Ford Fiesta serves as the title sponsor of the show, presenting music countdown videos …

LOS ANGELES: The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) authority, in conjunction with U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), has announced a significant crackdown on Internet piracy, shutting down nine websites that offered unauthorized first-run movies …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Starting today, a fully localized Croatian feed of HISTORY channel will be available on B-Net. In Central and Eastern Europe, HISTORY and HISTORY HD already operate in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia …

MADRID: Antena 3 has commissioned ITV Studios Spain to produce a local version of entertainment reality show May the Best House Win, entitled Mi Casa es la Mejor. The hour-long episodes will air on Antena 3 in a 4 p.m. time …

TORONTO: The world premiere of the Family Channel original movie Vacation with Derek, from Shaftesbury Films, delivered more than 900,000 viewers over the age of 2. The premiere on June 25 at 8 p.m. also ranked as the number one …

NEW YORK: Fox Soccer Channel has become an official partner of the USA Bid Committee that is working to bring the FIFA World Cup to the U.S. in 2018 or 2022. As part of the partnership, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus …

LONDON: The newest carriage deal adding to KidsCo’s global expansion is with Indonesian pay-TV platform Aora, where the channel is set to launch as of August 1. As part of Aora’s pay-TV service, KidsCo will air shows such as The …