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SYDNEY, December 15: Southern Star International has licensed the rights to the one-hour comedy-drama Packed to the Rafters to Sony Pictures Television International to air on Sony Entertainment Television (SET) in Africa. Produced by Seven Network Australia, Packed to the …

SÃO PAULO, December 15: Jaipur, the capital city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, and Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, are among the backdrops for the new TV Globo telenovela Caminho das Índias, which launches in Brazil in January. …

LONDON, December 15: A second season is in the works for Merlin, a fantasy drama series for BBC One that FremantleMedia Enterprises has closed a number of new deals on. Merlin has sold to international broadcasters spanning 112 territories worldwide, …

HAMILTON, December 15: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has announced that Michael Garin is retiring as CEO at the end of this year. Although stepping down as CEO, Garin will continue to be involved with CME as vice-chairman of the …

STOCKHOLM, December 15: The Modern Times Group has expanded into the West African nation of Ghana with the launch of the terrestrial TV station Viasat1. The service is Viasat Broadcasting's first commercial free-to-air entertainment channel outside of Europe. Set to …

HILVERSUM/BUENOS AIRES, December 15: Endemol is picking up a minority share in Underground, the well-known Argentine production outfit behind Lalola and The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pell$. Endemol, which has an option to up its interest to a majority stake, …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, December 15: A bicoastal feud has begun within the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), with the New York board calling on its members to oppose a strike authorization vote, a move the union's national president has called "destructive …

LONDON, December 15: The RTL Group is said to be eyeing a bid to acquire British broadcaster Channel 4, local press reports indicate. JP MorganChase has been asked to explore the potential deal, which could cost about £500 million. A …

ENGLEWOOD, December 15: Liberty Media's board of directors has approved a plan to spin off the Liberty Entertainment subsidiary, which owns a majority stake in the satellite platform DIRECTV, among other assets. The plan, proposed earlier this year and put …

NEW YORK, December 15: A shift towards Internet-connected TV devices is set to increase the number of online video viewers worldwide from 563 million this year to 941 million by 2013, according to a new study from ABI Research. The …