Top Stories

SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES, May 20: The digital entertainment services company RealNetworks has reached a deal with Endemol USA to offer subscribers of its SuperPass on-demand service full-length episodes of reality shows from the U.S. and Europe that are no longer airing …

NEW YORK, May 20: Independent non-fiction producer Atlas Media Corporation has appointed Anita Shah, previously with Lion TV, as its VP of development, effective immediately. Based in New York, Shah will report directly to Kaki Kirby, the company’s executive VP …

LONDON, May 20: Marvel, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. Consumer Products are among the more than 200 exhibitors on the roster for Brand Licensing Europe, taking place in London on October 1 and 2. The studios …

HILVERSUM, May 20: Endemol International has secured deals for its new format Wipeout, set to air in the U.S. this summer on ABC, with broadcasters across Europe. The format has now been sold into Germany, Belgium, Greece, Sweden, Norway and …

SINGAPORE, May 20: SingTel has rolled out a new service that allows customers to watch content from its pay-TV platform mio TV on their mobile phones. SingTel becomes the first operator in Singapore and one of the first in the …

MUNICH, May 20: The German Premiere Star channel package is expanding its presence in Austria via a deal with the cable network LIWEST, effective June 1. LIWEST Kabelmedien is Austria’s second-largest cable network operator, with a reach of about 130,000 …

LONDON, May 20: Granada International has sold the format Come Dine With Me to Antena 3 in Spain and SBS Broadcasting’s Net 5 in the Netherlands. Local versions are currently on air in France on M6, the U.K. on Channel …

LOS ANGELES, May 20: Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel have announced the renewal of their U.S. broadcasting rights deals with The Football Association. The new agreements run from the 2008/09 through 2011/12 seasons. Setanta Sports and Fox Soccer Channel …

NEW YORK, May 20: News Corporation has further increased its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere to 25.01 percent. In January, News Corp. picked up an initial 14.58 percent interest for 287 million euros from Unity Media. In February, the …

LONDON, May 20: Starting today, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will offer selected performances from the first season of the music performance series Live From Abbey Road through the iTunes Store in the U.S. The show features performances from well-known musicians and …