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NEW YORK, November 12: As part of NBC Universal's "Green is Universal" initiative, the series Lipstick Jungle, Saturday Night Live and Nightly News with Brian Williams have committed to being carbon-neutral productions. NBCU will work with consultant Greenhouse Gas Services …

LOS ANGELES, November 12: In the heavily broadband-penetrated South Korean market, Warner Bros. is shuttering its DVD marketing and distribution operation, with plans to shift that business to a local licensee. The move comes about six weeks after Warner Bros. …

NEW YORK/LONDON, November 12: Nielsen will take full control of AGBNielsen Media Research (AGBNMR), the international audience data research firm in which it currently owns a 50-percent stake, through an asset-swap agreement with WPP. In return, Nielsen will transfer to …

LONDON, November 12: Inking content supply deals with Sony Pictures Television International and Warner Bros., British supermarket chain Tesco has launched a beta version of its TV-and-film download service. Tesco Digital will deliver from SPTI titles like Spider-Man 3, Open …

COLOGNE, November 12: Mobile Streams and ohm:tv have teamed up to deliver a range of new content to mobile customers in France, Germany, Austria, Sweden and Denmark, among other European countries. Through ohm:tv's distribution channels, mobile customers will be able …

TOKYO, November 12: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) is taking a majority stake in Dentsu-owned Geneon, a Japanese production-and-distribution outfit, in order to boost its share of the local home-entertainment market. Following the acquisition, Geneon will be merged with Universal …

COPENHAGEN, November 12: Submissions are being accepted for documentary projects that focus on subjects related to life above the Arctic Circle for Below ZERO, a new international pitching session organized by the European Documentary Network (EDN) set in Tromsø, Northern …

MIAMI, November 12: Telemundo Internacional's Without Breasts There's No Paradise, adapted from the hit Colombian telenovela, launched on TV Kosova in Serbia last night, following its recent rollout in Bulgaria. The telenovela follows a beautiful girl who is desperate to …

MIAMI, November 12: A number of new Spanish-language preschool series are slated to premiere on Discovery Familia within its Discovery Kids en Español daytime block, including Mister Maker. Kicking off on November 17, Mister Maker aims to stimulate children's creativity …

LONDON/SINGAPORE, November 12: The Singaporean production house Peach Blossom Media and the British distributor Evergreen Entertainment have inked a deal for the development, production and exploitation of new animated content for the global market. Peach Blossom will tap into Evergreen's …