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ALEXANDRIA: New research from The Nielsen Company shows that the "Extreme Techies" segment of broadband users stream significantly more online video content, watching up to 91 minutes or 1.5 hours per week, compared to the average 44 minutes for all …

LONDON: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) has reportedly made a £160-million ($258-million) bid for a package of seven digital television channels owned by Virgin Media, which is 60-percent higher than rival bidders. Other companies bidding on the package of channels—Living, Living Two, …

LONDON: The Office of Fair Trade (OFT) has advised the Competition Commission to consider changes to ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) rules, which were introduced as a condition for the merger of Carlton and Granada in 2003. After a review …

LOS ANGELES: Universal Pictures is combining its retail-focused Consumer Products Group with the division known as Universal Studios Partnerships (USP) in a move to enhance brand management and promotional partnership efforts. The new division, Universal Partnerships and Licensing (UP&L), will have combined oversight of …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide has struck a deal with Microsoft to make programming from BBC America and hit British content available for purchase and download from XBox LIVE Marketplace and Zune Marketplace in the U.S. The launch includes BBC America’s …

NEW DELHI: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) is set to launch an interactive cricket-based quiz show, Stumped, produced by Endemol. Stumped will air on STAR Cricket every day of the week. The live format will entail a high level of viewer …

LONDON: The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) has reached a carriage deal to launch KidsCo into Greece via its IPTV service conn-x TV. Slated for a June 1 launch, KidsCo will offer Greek viewers three programming zones to watch: preschool, kids …

TORONTO: The Listener, produced by Shaftesbury Films in association with NBC and FOX International Channels, will kick off with a special two-night, two-episode premiere in Canada on SPACE and CTV on June 3 and 4. The show now premieres Wednesday, …

NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media has added Jonathan Breiter and Jennifer Zivic as the designated U.S. licensing agents for the company’s slate of children’s properties, which includes Funny Face, Heathcliff and Secret Wings. Breiter and Zivic will launch their representation of Fitz Roy’s newest …

MONTREAL: Interactive entertainment company Ludia has signed on to create video games based on the long-running game show Family Feud through an exclusive, multi-year deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Available across major platforms such as PC/Mac, console, iPhone and iPod …