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LONDON: New research released by Screen Digest indicates that DVD rental kiosks such as Redbox in the U.S. are helping to slow the downward slide in the home-entertainment rentals market. In the U.S., Screen Digest’s U.S. arm, Adams Media Research …

NEW YORK/SEOUL: HISTORY HD has secured further carriage in Korea through a new deal with SK Broadband. The high-definition channel is also available in Korea on Korea Telecom’s IPTV platform, Qook TV, and on SkyLife. Programming from HISTORY HD is …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal’s out-of-home unit, NBC Everywhere, has signed a deal to bring the company’s content to gas stations across the U.S. The strategic and advertising partnership with Gas Station TV brings 4.5 minutes of NBCU content—including prime time, …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution will be delivering more than 60 hours of programming from Greenstone Pictures at MIPCOM, including titles such as Motorway Patrol. Motorway Patrol follows police officers who are confronted with daily chaos and bizarre situations while monitoring busy …

NEW YORK: The animated series Dinosaur King has been sold by 4Kids Entertainment to new broadcasters such as Lagardère Networks’ Gulli TV and Canal J for France, Network Ten in Australia and RedeTV in Brazil, in addition to renewing existing …

TORONTO: Sales have been secured by Portfolio Entertainment in India, Australia and New Zealand, among other territories, for Spellz, along with an Italian deal signed on Igloo-Gloo. Viacom18 Media picked up 52 half-hour episodes of Spellz, a fast-paced series children …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp is merging its two production units into one entity, under the banner Caldecott Productions International (CPI). The Singaporean media group is combining its International Production Unit with Caldecott Productions International. The merged CPI, rolling out original content for the international markets, is …

LONDON: Christoph Bürge is to take over as managing director of b&b Endemol in Switzerland, succeeding Hannes Bichsel, who is stepping down after ten years in the post. Bürge has more than 15 years of experience in the television sector, …

HONG KONG: Nicholas Wodtke has been hired as the new VP of business strategy and development and new media at Disney-ABC International Television (DAIT) for Asia Pacific. Wodtke will play a key role in the growth of Disney-ABC International Television’s …

GÜTERSLOH: Bertelsmann, the parent company of the RTL Group, has released its first-half results, with revenues down 7 percent to 7.2 billion and a net loss of 333 million euros. The European media behemoth noted that the loss—as compared with a …