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DUBAI/BAHRAIN:
Showtime Arabia and the Orbit Group of Companies are merging their pay-TV operations in the Middle East and North Africa, delivering more than 70 channels to subscribers in the region, including premium movie services and English Premier League matches. Marc-Antoine …

CAMBRIDGE: Fox Latin American Channels has selected the online video platform Brightcove to launch its new VOD service, which delivers more than 800 hours of content in Spanish and Portuguese from some of the network’s most popular shows through its …

NEW YORK: Ryan Seacrest has clinched a lucrative new deal with 19 Entertainment that keeps him as host of American Idol through 2012 and includes future entertainment projects with Simon Fuller. According to the Wall Street Journal, Seacrest will receive …

HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia has secured carriage on all three IPTV platforms in Korea for the English-language general-entertainment channel AXN, which has been broadcasting in HD in the territory since March.  AXN debuted on Korean Telecom’s Qook TV in November …

SINGAPORE/TOKYO: MediaCorp and NHK have extended their partnership on the Asian Pitch documentary initiative, which provides funding to independent filmmakers from the region, for another three years. Since 2007, the Singaporean and Japanese broadcasters have been helping talented Asian filmmakers …

LOS ANGELES: Police Women of Broward County, a new 10-part docuseries for TLC, spotlights a group of females working in a Florida sherrif’s office, providing unprecedented access to the agency’s inner workings. Premiering August 6 at 9 p.m. on TLC, …

LOS ANGELES: The worldwide distribution rights for The Wanted, which premieres on NBC on July 20, have been picked up by ShineReveille International. The new prime-time series features an elite team of operatives in search of real terrorist targets. The …

HARRINGTON PARK: Production has been completed on a second season of The Beauty of Oil Painting, available to international TV, VOD, DVD/video, non-theatric and new-media markets through Janson Media. Filmed in HD, the new season is hosted by Gary and …

NEW YORK: IMG Worldwide has signed a three-year agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to be the exclusive agent for select preseason, regular season and playoff games in a number of international markets. The deal takes immediate effect, and …

NEW YORK: Ahead of TEPAL, TV Latina has released Canales en la cima del éxito, a special video report focusing on some of the top cable channels in Latin America. To view it, please click here. The report, presented by …