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HONG KONG, December 23: STAR is targeting Farsi-language speakers with a new general-entertainment service scheduled to launch early next year. The channel will feature programming from across the world and will target the 100 million-plus speakers of the Farsi language, …

NEW YORK, December 23: CBS Corporation has reached a deal to sell off three radio stations in Denver, Colorado, to Wilks Broadcasting for $19.5 million in cash. The deal includes KWLI-FM (country), KIMN-FM (adult contemporary) and KXKL-FM (classic hits). With …

MUMBAI, December 23: UTV Software Communications has halted plans to launch its Bindaas and Bindaas Movies channels in Pakistan, and will cease releasing its movies in the territory, in the wake of the Mumbai attacks and India's increasingly strained relations …

HONG KONG, December 23: Hong Kong tycoon Sir Run Run Shaw has confirmed plans to privatize Shaw Brothers—which owns a stake in terrestrial broadcaster TVB—for $172 million. The move sent the company’s stock up by some 58 percent today, peaking …

LONDON, December 22: BBC Worldwide has appointed Martin Yaffe International as master toy licensee for the preschool series Harry and Toto, currently airing on CBeebies. From creator Paul Shuttleworth of Handle and Spout Productions, Harry and Toto explores the opposite …

LONDON, December 22: UKTV Documentary will re-launch as Eden on January 26, touting the new tagline "One amazing world. One amazing channel." The new multiplatform brand will target couples in their 30s and 40s who are looking for intelligent engagement …

TORONTO, December 22: Raising the Bar, a new legal drama from Emmy Award-winning producer Steven Bochco that airs on U.S. cable channel TNT, joins the schedule of Canada’s CTV on January 9 in a Friday, 10 p.m. time slot. The …

BURBANK, December 22: The new 2-D animated comedy series Kid Knievel, about a 12-year-old boy who aspires to become the world's greatest daredevil, is slated to premiere in fall 2009 on Disney XD, the upcoming kids' entertainment channel currently known …

BETHPAGE, December 22: Cablevision Systems Corp. is shuttering its Voom HD Networks high-definition channels business in the U.S., in large part due to losing carriage on the DISH Network satellite platform earlier this year. This summer, Voom, operated by Rainbow …

PARIS, December 22: Christophe Lambert, the advertising director and co-founder of the Blue agency, will speak about creativity in branded entertainment at the upcoming 46th MIPTV content market, taking place in Cannes from March 30 to April 3. Lambert joined …