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NEW DELHI: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has recommended that the country increase the cap on foreign investment in DTH, IPTV and cable distribution platforms to 74 percent from the current 49 percent. The new 74-percent limit would also …

MIAMI: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo will premiere its new prime-time novela Las Aparicio online at the end of July ahead of its TV debut. The 120 episode novela will launch on Telemundo.com later next month in a new HD broadband …

UNIVERSAL CITY/LONDON: The movies-on-demand subscription service PictureBox has picked up a package of more than 30 films from The Walt Disney Company EMEA, including the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, to be added to its offerings in Poland. PictureBox, which …

LONDON/ATHENS: Greece’s Antenna Group is said to be working with John de Mol’s Cyrte Investments and Talpa Media on a bid for Five, according to the FT. Antenna is led by Theo Kyriakou, who as of last year reported to …

MILAN: The sports media agency MP & Silva has undertaken the marketing and internationalization efforts of the Spanish professional basketball league Liga ACB, along with taking on responsibility for the distribution of its global media rights. As part of an …

LONDON: Following its outing at DISCOP East, ALL3MEDIA International has firmed up a number of deals in countries such as Slovenia, Russia and Ukraine. The 12th and 13th seasons of Midsomer Murders went to Slovenia. The show’s 14th installment went …

LONDON: The news and current affairs channel Al Jazeera English is set to launch on Freeview July 1, reaching more than 80 percent of U.K. homes. The English-language network is already carried in the U.K. on Sky and Freesat. Worldwide, it …

LONDON: New broadcasters have signed up for the original Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, which has also been relicensed in certain territories. MTV Networks International (MTVNI) inked deals on the series with Georgia’s Teleimedi and Albania’s Top Channel. …

MAINZ: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a deal to represent licensing for ZDF Enterprises’ teen- and tween-focused property Dance Academy in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, as well as Benelux and the Nordic countries. The deal covers categories such as …

ENGLEWOOD/PHILADELPHIA: The terms of a new affiliation agreement with Comcast Corporation covers the distribution of Starz Entertainment’s Starz, Encore and MoviePlex premium channels, in addition to the related HD, on demand, HD on demand and online advanced services. The new agreement …