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LOS ANGELES, September 9: PorchLight Home Entertainment (PHE) has acquired the U.S. and Canadian DVD rights for the feature film Entry Level for its Ocean Park label, which is devoted to cutting-edge independent films. Additionally, parent company PorchLight Entertainment picked …

ARLINGTON, September 9: The PBS KIDS GO! website now features an advertising-free, streaming video player that offers hundreds of video clips and a range of full-length episodes from shows such as WordGirl, Animalia, Arthur and Martha Speaks. At launch, the …

NEW YORK, September 9: VOOM HD Networks has signed a channel representation agreement with DLA, bringing VOOM HD to Central and South America for the first time. This is VOOM HD’s first extension into the region. In addition to English …

LONDON, September 9: Chorion has completed broadcast deals with Five in the U.K. and France 5 for Noddy In Toyland, the brand-new series in the hit preschool franchise. Based on the book by Enid Blyton, which has continuously been in …

ENCINO, September 9: Solid Entertainment has secured the worldwide broadcast rights to the Stephen Strout documentary Revolution Green, which is narrated by Woody Harrelson. Revolution Green centers on Bob King, a diesel mechanic who spent his own money to establish …

LOS ANGELES, September 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed an agreement with comedian, actress and talk-show host Caroline Rhea and her production studio, lol productions, to develop two original series for the online comedy channel Atomic Wedgie. Rhea and producing …

LOS ANGELES, September 9: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) and Israel’s Tel-Ad Broadcasting Channels have renewed their longstanding programming deal for E! Israel, which is carried on the HOT cable and YES satellite platforms. The three-and-a-half year deal was negotiated …

WASHINGTON D.C., September 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has launched its wildlife network Nat Geo Wild in France on the CanalSat platform. Nat Geo Wild will be on the air from 7 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., available through CanalSat’s …

HONG KONG, September 9: The regional heads of leading pay-TV channel brands across Asia Pacific, including Discovery, HBO and Turner Broadcasting, have signed on for this year’s Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) conference. During the convention, which …

PORT WASHINGTON, September 9: A new study from The NPD Group reveals that teens and young adults are not the only ones consuming digital media, noting that 61 percent of Internet users in the 44-to-61 demo had visited streaming or …