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EL SEGUNDO, October 24: DIRECTV Más, a U.S. Spanish- and English-language programming service, has launched Telecentro, a channel that features 24-hour news, entertainment and sports programming from across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. Telecentro’s programming highlights …

BEVERLY HILLS, October 24: The Travel Channel has acquired the U.S. rights for the one-hour special America Haunts from Shankly International to air on October 26 at 8:30 p.m. The 52-minute HD production looks at America’s most haunted attractions, introducing …

TOKYO, October 24: Sony Corporation is the latest company to revise its financial forecasts, lowering its projected profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, to 150 billion yen ($1.6 billion), 59-percent lower than its profits for fiscal 2008. …

LOS GATOS/RIDGEFIELD PARK, October 23: Subscribers to the online movie rental service Netflix will be able to instantly stream movies and TV episodes to their living rooms via select Samsung Blu-ray disc players. The companies also said they are collaborating …

LONDON, October 23: The reality competition series Stylista and Step It Up & Dance are set to join FIVER’s programming grid for 2009. From the producers of America’s Next Top Model and Project Runway, Stylista follows 11 hopefuls as they …

LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO, October 23: Jonathan Prince, the creator of A&E’s The Cleaner, is set to debut a new web series for CBS Interactive called Novel Adventures, sponsored by car brand Saturn, a division of General Motors. Prince, who also …

NEW YORK, October 23: BET Networks has acquired the first network-window rights to a package of theatrical features from The Weinstein Company, including the upcoming Soul Men with Samuel L. Jackson and the late Bernie Mac. In addition to Soul …

LONDON, October 23: BBC Worldwide has launched a new website in North America for its hit motoring series Top Gear, which just made its world premiere on iTunes, with season ten available immediately for download. TopGear.com includes classic video clips, …

SHANGHAI/HONG KONG, October 23: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has inked a multi-category licensing deal for China with Guangzhou Art-land to extended products based on the hit animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, which will make its return to China Central …

MUMBAI, October 23: On December 7, Live Earth India will feature world-renowned musicians and performers, environmental advocates and celebrities from India, the U.S. and across the globe to raise awareness for the issue of climate change. Live Earth India will …