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LONDON, September 25: BBC Worldwide has inked a licensing deal to provide premium video content on the Nokia N96 handset in Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia. Episodes from Doctor Who, Walking with Dinosaurs and Tribe 2, as well as …

ENGLEWOOD, September 25: DISH Network Corporation announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Television to carry the studio's movies and other programming on its video-on-demand platform, DISH On Demand, as well as through its DISH Network Pay-Per-View services. As the U.S.’s …

TORONTO, September 25: Entertainment One has completed the purchase of the television production companies Blueprint and Barna-Alper, the international television distributor Oasis, and the Canadian and international distribution operations of Maximum Films. The four acquisitions establish Entertainment One as a …

UNIVERSAL CITY, September 25: Relativity Media and Universal Pictures have extended and expanded their co-financing partnership through 2015. This will cover the majority of Universal's slate up until that time. Building on the success of their already established equity partnership, …

NEW YORK, September 25: Total measured advertising expenditures in the first six months of 2008 declined by 1.6 percent, compared to the same period in 2007, according to TNS Media Intelligence. Ad spending during the second quarter of 2008 was …

LONDON, September 25: ITV Global Entertainment has hired four senior executives to lead the company’s commercial brand division while also promoting a digital-media manager. Corine Pouvreau-Miles has been appointed the director of promotions and new business. Mara Gardner has been …

LONDON, September 25: The U.K. media regulator Ofcom released its second public-service broadcasting (PSB) review, which shows that British audiences place high value on public-service content provided by broadcasters besides the BBC, even when faced with the possibility of having …

MEXICO CITY, September 25: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has reached a new agreement with TVC Deportes, which will make WWE Monday Night RAW available live for the first time on the cable sports channel. Beginning October 6, Monday Night RAW …

NEW YORK, September 25: In preparation for Brand Licensing Europe, World Screen is launching the digital edition of TV Kids Licensing Special Report. To view it, please click here. This comprehensive Special Report includes a feature that highlights some of …

NEW YORK, September 25: Lightworks Program Distribution and Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for Gabriel: Amor Inmortal. This series consists of 12 one-hour episodes and an additional hour-long behind-the-scenes special, which will be available for …