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NEW YORK: The Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief event on Friday night, which aired across numerous networks in the U.S., attracted 83 million viewers over the course of the two-hour broadcast, as well as 5.8 million …

SANTA MONICA: YouTube will serve as the primary global distribution platform for original online short films produced by the partnership between Lionsgate and online talent network Massify. The first project from the partnership, called the Lionsgate Incubator (LINC)—which goes live …

MIAMI: HBO Latin America has a number of premieres, original productions, mini-series and movies on its 2010 roster, as well as sports content. The new mini-series The Pacific, produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, joins the network. …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sold the first season of GloboDoc and a special about Carnaval to Italian DTT channel Dahlia Explorer. GloboDoc showcases the beauty of the flora and fauna of Brazil, featuring the Pantanal, vegetation of Cerrado, …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission has given the go-ahead to Liberty Global’s acquisition of German cable-TV platform Unitymedia, noting that the deal "would not significantly impede effective competition" in the region. In November, Liberty Global announced a 3.4 billion euros deal (including the …

LONDON: Hasbro has renewed its deal for the global master toy license for BBC Worldwide’s popular preschool series In the Night Garden. Announced at the Toy Fair in the U.K., the deal comes as the two companies announced that 4.4 …

PARIS: Chris Albrecht, who was recently appointed president and CEO of Starz, will deliver a keynote address on the opening day of MIPTV. In his keynote, Albrecht will discuss new ways of looking at original programming. At Starz, Albrecht is …

MONTREAL: Normal 0 0 1 40 231 WSN Inc. 1 1 283 11.516 0 0 0 Bejuba! Entertainment has signed an agreement with Galleon Entertainment to distribute the TV, online and DVD rights to the multiplatform Sokator-442 franchise, which currently …

LAS VEGAS: The syndicated entertainment magazine series Made in Hollywood has been sold by Connection III Entertainment to station groups such as CBS and CW Plus for the 2010-2011 season. The show is available in more than 80 percent of …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has announced the release of a seventh season of Tracks Ahead, a railroading series filmed in HD. Produced by Milwaukee Public Television, Tracks Ahead is available for TV, VOD, new media, non-theatrical, DVD and video markets. …