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LONDON, December 9: The BBC's English- and Arabic-language international news channels are now available as part of Nokia's Internet Radio application on mobile phones throughout the world. Three audio channels—BBC World Service in English, BBC World Service's 24-hour rolling news …

MUMBAI, December 9: Beginning in 2009, UTV Motion Pictures will handle the sale and distribution of all of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Hollywood releases in India, further expanding the relationship between the two companies. Disney, which recently took a …

NEW YORK, December 9: Flipping Out, Million Dollar Listing, Tabatha's Salon Takeover and The Rachel Zoe Project will all return for new seasons on Bravo. Heading into its third season, Flipping Out follows an obsessive-compulsive businessman and his quirky staff …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, December 9: Jay Leno, the current host of The Tonight Show, has signed a new agreement with NBC to fill a 10 p.m. time slot each weeknight in a format similar to his late-night show. The new …

LOS ANGELES, December 9: At a Town Hall meeting yesterday, leaders of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) urged members to vote for the authorization of a strike, in a move to force film and television studios to negotiate. The meeting …

MOUNTAIN VIEW, December 9: Kosmix, a search startup founded by Internet entrepreneurs Venky Harinarayan and Anand Rajaraman, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by Time Warner, bringing its total backing to $55 million. Time Warner's investment adds …

HILVERSUM, December 9: Endemol and Talpa Media have ended their cooperation agreement, which included the international distribution and production of TV formats, and will not go forward with plans for the creation of joint-venture production companies. Instead, each company will …

NEW YORK, December 9: Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, told analysts at a media investor conference sponsored by investment banking firm UBS that NBC is considering cutting the number of hours it provides programming. "Can we …

WEESP, December 9: Rainbow S.p.A. and Big Bocca Productions have signed up Upper Deck International as the worldwide master toy licensee for Huntik: Secrets and Seekers, with a line expected to launch in fall 2009. The line will include 6- …

SYDNEY, December 9: The third season of Southern Star's Blue Water High has landed the Australian Film Institute (AFI) Award for Best Children's Television Drama. Blue Water High is a Southern Star Entertainment production in association with the Australian Broadcasting …