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SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has sealed a deal for 3,000 hours of varied programming with RTTL (Radio Television East Timor).  Starting this month until the end of 2014, viewers in Timor will have access to documentaries, telenovelas, children’s programs, comedy series …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: The E1 Entertainment production The Bridge for CTV has been picked up for broadcast by CBS, becoming the third Canadian drama to recently secure a U.S. network slot. CTV ordered The Bridge in November and shared the pilot with …

BURBANK: On the heels of Disney XD’s record-setting launch, the boy-skewing service continued to notch up strong numbers over its first four days, led by the premiere of flagship series Aaron Stone and a nine-hour Phineas and Ferb marathon.  With …

LONDON: Digital Rights Group (DRG) has signed a first-look deal with indie producer Talent Television, and will present How Clean is Your Crime Scene as its first title from the new two-year deal. The 10×1-hour series explores the lives of …

HONG KONG/SEOUL: A range of full-length movies and TV series from Disney-ABC International Television (Asia Pacific) will be available on demand to SK Telecom mobile subscribers in South Korea. Starting in March, mobile subscribers with a VOD-enabled device will be …

LONDON: Stuart Murphy has been tapped to succeed Richard Woolfe as the director of programs for Sky1, 2 and 3. Woolfe will step down in mid-March, prior to joining Five as director of programs in May. Murphy is expected to …

BOULOGNE: Market-leading French broadcasting group TF1 reported a 2008 net profit of 164 million euros, reflecting a 28.1-percent fall on the year-ago period, on total revenues of 2.6 billion euros, which were down 5.3 percent. Announcing the results, TF1 cited …

LONDON: Entertainment Rights has secured a partnership with children’s theater producer Premier Stage Productions to bring Postman Pat Special Delivery Service to the stage in the U.K. for a live theater tour. The live event, set to play at more …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The decade-long partnership that sees Parthenon Entertainment Group delivering original programming for National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has been extended for an additional two years.  Through the ten-year output deal, Parthenon has delivered more than 120 hours of …

NEW YORK:  For the fourth quarter, CBS Corporation’s net profit dropped 52 percent to $136.1 million, with revenues down 6 percent to $3.5 billion. For the year, meanwhile, revenues were relatively stable at $13.95 billion, but the company fell into a …