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CAMBRIDGE/MUNICH: News Corporation’s German pay-TV platform Sky Deutschland is employing the Brightcove platform to roll out content online, including sporting events and entertainment programming. "Sky Deutschland’s innovative pay-TV model has enabled it to reach more than 95 percent of TV viewers …

PARIS: Cartoon Network in the U.S. has signed on for the all-new CGI and HD The Garfield Show, distributed by Mediatoon Distribution, giving the series a Monday through Friday slot at 10:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. A production of Paws …

LONDON: As part of its efforts to diversify its revenues beyond TV advertising, Five is launching a new online weekday bingo program to drive awareness of and traffic to a range of Internet gaming services operated by the British broadcaster. …

LONDON: FremantleMedia is setting up a new division, talkbackTHAMES Digital, which will look to develop multiplatform extensions to talkbackTHAMES and third-party productions. Billing itself as a "U.K. center for excellence in digital media," the division aims to enhance viewer engagement with the …

NEW YORK: Production is under way on the new HBO comedy series How to Make it in America, which follows two enterprising Brooklyn twentysomethings as they hustle their way through New York City, determined to achieve the American Dream. The …

SILVER SPRING: Science Channel has commissioned LMNO Cable Group for six further episodes of Meteorite Men, which chronicles modern-day treasure hunters Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold as they traverse North America in search of lost pieces of our universe. Slated to debut …

NEW YORK: Nadav Palti, the president and CEO of Dori Media, speaks about his strategy for the company in this video interview.    With international hits like Lalola, Dori Media has become a major player in the provision of telenovelas and …

SANTA MONICA: To kick off its FRAMED programming event, Ovation TV is set to premiere the three-part series Picture This on November 23.  The series follows six photographers who compete for the chance to have their works exhibited at a …

LONDON: Tina McCann will serve as acting chief content officer for entertainment brands in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Turner Broadcasting, while the company seeks a long-term candidate for the role of senior VP of original series and …

NEW YORK: WorldScreen.com is providing readers with an AFM preview site, AFM.WorldScreen.com, delivering a feature on independent distributors, an interview with Starz Entertainment’s Bill Myers, a range of resources and a special video report. To view it, please click here. …