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ALVISO/DALLAS: Blockbuster is making its library of digital movies available directly to the TV set via the TiVo DVR. Blockbuster OnDemand, featuring content to both buy and rent, will be integrated into TiVo Series2, Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL …

NEW YORK: Rainbow Media Holdings has scored a carriage deal with Numericable in France for the Sundance Channel, marking the service’s first international rollout. The channel, which reaches more than 30 million U.S. subscribers, was launched by Robert Redford and has …

LONDON: Outright Distribution has scored international sales for three titles from the Flame TV catalogue: Dickens’ Secret Lover, The World of Stupid Criminals and The Incredible Shrinking Boy. The one-hour Dickens’ Secret Lover reveals the truth behind the novelist’s secret love …

NEW YORK: Citing data from comScore Video Metrix, CBS.com reports that it is the most-viewed network website, with 21 million unique viewers in February, reflecting a 576-percent year-on-year increase. CBS.com also posted a 315-percent increase in streams in the last year, …

OTTAWA: The second season of Knight Enterprises’ traveling BBQ series Road Grill will debut on March 31 on Food Network Canada. Thirteen brand-new episodes will air Saturdays at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. Hosted by Canadian football legend …

NEW YORK: At its Upfront presentation in New York today, Cartoon Network unveiled a significant expansion of its programming slate for the 2009-2010 season with a total of 19 new titles, including seven animated series and four original live-action and …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES/LONDON: Prentiss Fraser has been appointed VP and head of sales for the E1 Television International team, while Ben Bishop has been upped to sales executive and acquisitions manager. Formerly director of international sales at Oasis International, Fraser will …

ATLANTA: TBS plans to launch a new late-night talk show hosted by actor and comedian George Lopez, to air Monday through Friday in an 11 p.m. slot. The show, from 2.2 Productions, paraMedia and Telepictures Productions, in association with Warner …

LOS ANGELES: Hallmark Channel has increased its programming slate for the 2009/10 season, with 35 original movies to offer. Films in production include Mrs. Miracle, about a single father and the housekeeper he finds who helps bring his family together …

NEW YORK: Little Airplane Productions has presold Tobi!, its new series of four-minute interstitials, to Treehouse TV in Canada and Nickelodeon in Australia. Tobi! centers on a little boy who wants to make his world a better place to live …