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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, May 28: ABC, CBS and NBC have teamed for a new initiative, Stand Up To Cancer, which aims to raise money for cancer research through a one-hour commercial-free prime-time fundraising special that will be telecast simultaneously on …

SINGAPORE/MOSCOW, May 28: NBC Universal’s Global Networks division is extending the reach of its SCI FI and Universal Channel brands, with both networks slated to launch in Russia and Singapore. Both channels will debut on the NTV Plus digital platform …

LONDON/MADRID, May 28: Disney Channel Spain will launch on free digital terrestrial TV (DTT) as an ad-supported network on Tuesday, July 1. Disney Channel debuted on pay cable in Spain in 1998. The network is expected to be a key …

ALVISO, May 28: TiVo has inked a deal to offer its subscribers on-demand movie rentals from The Walt Disney Studios, and has partnered with the Chicago Tribune to bring the recommendations of the newspaper’s TV critic, Maureen Ryan, directly to …

BURBANK, May 28: SOAPnet has placed an order for a second season of its original scripted drama General Hospital: Night Shift, with production set to begin in June. Season two will feature 13 new episodes, shot in HD, and is …

SILVER SPRING, May 28: As part of its launch next month, Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ 24-hour eco-friendly network, will debut the hour-long series Renovation Nation, which aims to be a how-to guide to environmental-friendly home building. A sneak preview of …

LONDON, May 28: Social-media network Bebo has commissioned a further 65 episodes of the interactive online teen soap Sofia’s Diary, bringing its total number of episodes to 130. The series will also be distributed on AOL, following the company’s recent …

LONDON, May 28: Power has grown its global production, sales and distribution operations with the opening of offices in Singapore and Miami. The Miami office is managed by Pepe Echegaray, the VP of sales and distribution for Latin America, while …

PARIS, May 28: Taffy Entertainment has secured its first broadcast presale for the new animated series Geronimo Stilton with Radio-Canada, to air in its 2009-2010 schedule. Based on the children’s chapter book series of the same name, Geronimo Stilton is …

TORONTO, May 28: Weekly Reader Publishing Group and CCI Entertainment have announced an agreement to jointly develop and produce a range of educational content for the consumer market. The exclusive development and production agreement is aimed at introducing a lineup …