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LONDON, April 28: ITV DVD, the publishing division of ITV Worldwide’s Granada Ventures, has been appointed as the official DVD publisher of Liverpool Football Club in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal will see ITV DVD continue to produce and …

LONDON, April 28: Talent Television has appointed Dinah Gray as development executive for factual entertainment. Gray will bolster the factual entertainment team and help drive Talent’s development slate both in the U.K. and internationally. She will report to Talent’s managing …

REDMOND, April 28: The deadline for Yahoo! to come to a decision on Microsoft’s $42.7-billion offer passed this weekend with no announcement from either side and the looming possibility of a hostile takeover bid. On April 5, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve …

TORONTO, April 28: CTV has struck a deal with Disney-ABC International Television to make full-length episodes of the ABC dramas Lost, Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives available for online streaming in Canada via its CTV Video Player at CTV.ca. This …

LONDON, April 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked carriage agreements with multiple cable operators across the CIS, including Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan, to roll out AXN SCI-FI, its dedicated science-fiction channel. AXN SCI-FI is now available to …

LOS ANGELES, April 28: Miley Cyrus, the 15-year-old star of the Disney Channel hit Hannah Montana, has issued an apology after posing for semi-nude photos for Vanity Fair magazine, in a shoot coordinated by acclaimed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz. The …

NEW YORK, April 28: FremantleMedia and the online male-skewing brand Heavy.com have joined forces to create LoveRace, a new interactive online series targeted at men aged 18 to 34 that will feature a mix of editorial and user-generated content to …

HONG KONG, April 28: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked a VOD licensing deal with KT Corporation (KT), South Korea’s largest telco provider, to offer current and upcoming theatrical movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment on its IPTV platform Mega …

ENFIELD, APRIL 28: Cartoon Network has picked up the new CGI-animated LEGO mini-movie, LEGO Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick, for premiere in its Toonami programming block on Saturday, May 10, at 9 p.m. Produced by M2 …

NEW YORK, April 28: This summer, Spike TV is set to premiere its first original comedy series, Factory, directed and produced by and starring Strangers with Candy co-creator Mitch Rouse. Premiering June 29 at 10 p.m., the series is “a …