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MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises is collaborating with the British aerial photography specialists Skyworks to deliver never-before-seen, bird’s eye footage of the border that used to separate East and West Germany.   Using the best material currently available and a special HD …

NEW YORK: The U.S. carrier JetBlue Airways has expanded its lineup of live on-air channels to include MSNBC, the soccer service GolTV and SPEED. JetBlue’s lineup of DIRECTV programming will also feature Setanta Sports, from Saturday 5 a.m. to Monday …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has expanded its presence in the region, clinching new carriage deals in the Philippines and Mongolia and rolling out additional services in a host of markets, including Indonesia and Cambodia. In Cambodia, HBO Asia has increased its …

SINGAPORE: After a three-year absence, Singapore Idol is due to return to Mediacorp’s schedule this fall for a third season. First launched in 2004, Singapore Idol returned for a second season in 2006, but in 2007, MediaCorp opted for a …

LONDON: Mike Volpi, who left the CEO post at Joost last week, has joined the private-equity firm Index Partners as a partner. Based in the London office, Volpi will lead early stage investments in the Internet, telecom/networking and media sectors …

LOS ANGELES: ITV Studios in the U.S. has received a greenlight from VH1 for a seventh season of Celebrity Fit Club, with casting currently under way. The new season will be 9.5 hours long—the longest yet. The show sees eight …

TORONTO/LONDON: Adastra Creative’s Grandpa In My Pocket, distributed by DECODE Enterprises, has clinched home-video and licensing deals in the U.K., where it airs on CBeebies. Warner Home Video UK has been appointed as DVD partner for the show’s first season, and …

HONG KONG: Presented by Cartoon Network Asia Pacific and HP, the inaugural Toon Creator Award is an online animation contest for kids aged 6 to 14 across Australia, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. Between July 13 and September 30, …

HONG KONG: UTV’s Ronnie Screwvala, FOXTEL’s Kim Williams and ABS-CBN’s Eugenio Lopez III are among the speakers lined up for this year’s CASBAA Convention, taking place November 3 to 6 at Hong Kong’s Grand Hyatt Hotel. The theme of this year’s …

NEW YORK: The video for the new Peter Doherty track Broken Love Song debuts exclusively on web and mobile TV service Babelgum this month. Babelgum will also present Doherty’s live acoustic renditions of Arcady and Lady Don’t Fall Backwards, as …