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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 …

LONDON, April 25: James Murdoch, who was elevated to chairman and CEO for Europe and Asia at News Corporation in December, has said that the BBC is inhibiting competition in the British broadband market with its iPlayer service. Murdoch made …

ENGLEWOOD/PARIS, April 25: DISH Network will evaluate the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcast technology in the U.S., with the appropriate equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent. This test will take place in DISH Network's …

MIAMI, April 25: Alfredo Duran has been tapped as the senior VP of branded services and general manager of The Warner Channel Latin America, following several years with E! Entertainment Television in the region. Based in Miami, Duran will report …

SILVER SPRING, April 25: Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ new 24/7 eco-friendly network, will roll out Greensburg, a 13-part docu-series executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio that chronicles the environment-conscious rebuilding of a Kansas town following one of the largest tornados in …

WHITE PLAINS, April 25: Nokia Productions is teaming with director Spike Lee on a social-media driven film, with footage shot entirely by everyday people on their mobile devices. With the central theme of humanity, specifically the way music tells the …

STAMFORD, April 25: World Wrestling Entertainment’s (WWE) WrestleMania XXIV will be the first sports title to be released in the Blu-ray high-definition DVD format in the U.S., Europe, Australia and Canada. The Blu-ray double-disc WrestleMania XXIV set will be available …

LONDON/SYDNEY, April 25: Turner Broadcasting has commissioned British outfit Darrall Macqueen to produce a local version of the Australian kids’ series Hi-5 for the U.K., for launch on its preschool channel Cartoonito this year. Forty half-hour episodes of the British …

LONDON, April 25: The British men’s entertainment channel Bravo has acquired seasons one through five of The A Team from NBC Universal for a daytime slot. Premiering next month, The A Team follows four ex-Vietnam soldiers on the run after …

BRISTOL, April 25: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by Channel 4 in the U.K. to produce a new 4×1-hour factual business-themed series with the working title Around the World in Eighty Trades. The new show sees city economist Conor Woodman …