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CHATSWORTH: Image Entertainment is firming up an agreement to acquire all North American rights to the film Accidents Happen from Bankside Films.  The deal will include theatrical, broadcast, home entertainment, digital, non-theatrical and VOD. Accidents Happens is set against the …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has added three new titles to its catalogue, along with having signed a range of deals on its third-party programming. Outright recently renewed its first-look deal with KEO Films, bringing three new properties to its catalogue. When …

TORONTO: Picture Box Distribution of Canada has sold three seasons of ‘Til Debt Do Us Part, which helps families deal with their debt, to CNBC in the U.S.  The show, produced by Frantic Films in association with Canwest Broadcasting’s Slice, …

SINGAPORE: With Barclays Premier League action moving from cable operator StarHub to IPTV service mioTV in 2010, both platforms have announced new sports promotions in a bid to lure—and retain—subscribers. StarHub lost the English Premier League rights to mioTV in …

MADRID: Suckers, from BRB International, has been picked up by France 3 for broadcast in 2010. The series has just been awarded a Spanish audience prize at the 20th edition of the Art Futura Festival, being held in various Spanish …

HONG KONG: Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) Asia Pacific has expanded and reorganized its television distribution sales team to support growth in the region.    Led by Greg Johnson, the VP of program distribution at DAIT Asia Pacific, the new roles …

TORONTO: The Canadian New Media Awards (CNMAs), which recognize the achievements of the country’s most innovative digital media companies, have announced the nominees in 19 different categories, with winners to be named on December 1 as part of nextMEDIA Toronto. The awards …

NEW YORK: For the first quarter, News Corporation recorded a net income of $571 million, an 11-percent increase on the year-ago period, on revenues that slipped 4 percent to $7.2 billion.  “I am pleased that News Corporation has delivered exceptionally …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian DTH operator Astro has been honored with the CASBAA Chairman’s Award this year for its contribution to the region’s pay-TV industry. Marcel Fenez, the chairman of the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia, said, "We greatly congratulate …

CINCINNATI: Scripps Networks Interactive has triumphed in the bidding war for Travel Channel, acquiring a 65-percent stake in a deal that values that lifestyle cable network at $975 million. Scripps will enter into a joint venture with Travel Channel’s current owner, …