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LOS ANGELES, December 22: Internet TV provider Veoh Networks has inked a strategic partnership with the European media group Axel Springer as it looks to ramp up its international expansion plans. Under the terms of the agreement, Axel Springer Digital …

LONDON, December 22: Gerry Anderson's classic sci-fi puppet series Thunderbirds, distributed by ITV Global Entertainment, has been re-licensed to SCI FI Channel in the U.K., while BBC Two is set to air a special compilation episode. SCI FI has renewed …

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 …

NEW YORK, December 19: The male-skewing cable network Spike TV has ordered a comedy pilot from Varsity Pictures and Lionsgate that explores the world of Midwestern college football. Said to be in the vein of Animal House, the half-hour pilot, …

PARIS, December 19: MSN has come on board alongside the BBC and the National Film Board of Canada to seek out new ideas from the Content 360 competition at MIPTV, offering up to $10,000 in development funding. This is the …