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NEW YORK, November 26: TiVo's earnings for its third quarter were boosted by a $105 million payment from EchoStar related to a patent-infringement suit, however revenue declined for the DVR manufacturer. TiVo earned $100.6 million in the fiscal third quarter, …

NEW YORK, November 26: With the February 2009 digital transition in the U.S. rapidly approaching, The Nielsen Company reports that 7.4 percent of household are "completely unready" for the switch. Though the number of households that are unprepared has lowered, …

HONG KONG, November 26: STAR has named Cindy Chang as senior VP of advertising sales and distribution for STAR Taiwan, effective December 1. Chang will oversee STAR's advertising and distribution activities for all of Taiwan, and will report to STAR …

LONDON, November 26: The U.K. government has scrapped a proposal to use £14 million from the BBC's license fee to help pay for Channel 4's digital switchover costs. Culture Secretary Andy Burnham gave Parliament a written statement explaining that more …

TOKYO, November 26: Yoshinori Imai, the VP of NHK, has been elected as the new president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU). NHK's former president Genichi Hashimoto resigned in January, and ABU president's post has been vacant since then. "I …

LONDON, November 26: The Italian publisher De Agostini has launched Zodiak Entertainment, a new international content outfit that brings together its existing production companies, including Magnolia Productions, Marathon Group and Zodiak Television, under one brand. The new company, headquartered in …

LONDON, November 26: Contender Entertainment Group has sold the puppet- and animation-based kids' show It's a Big Big World into four new territories. The show has now secured slots on DR in Denmark, YLE in Finland, Canal+ Cyfrowy in Poland …

BUENOS AIRES, November 26: High Mountain, a teen telenovela distributed by Flor Latina Entertainment Group, will feature an international cast with stars from Colombia, Argentina and Spain. Santiago Bernal (Colombia), Virginia Da Cunha (Argentina), Nataly Perez (Argentina), Jordi Mestre (Spain), …

ARLINGTON, November 26: In time for the Thanksgiving holiday, a range of new episodes from hit programs are set to air on PBS KIDS, including the one-hour Sesame Workshop special Abby in Wonderland, while PBS KIDS GO! will feature new …

SÃO PAULO, November 26: TV Globo Internacional renewed and extended its contract with RCN Corporation, expanding the presence of its international channel in the U.S. Through this partnership, TV Globo International will reach Portuguese-speakers living in cities such as New …