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MUNICH, April 15: SevenOne International has sold the hit show Beat your Host! to broadcasters in two additional countries: Denmark and Croatia. Adaptation rights for the show have been sold to 12 countries, including Germany, where it is produced by …

HALIFAX, April 15: Jetix U.S. has picked up all 52 11-minute episodes of the animated comedy Kid vs. Kat from DHX Media. The series is being produced by DHX Media's Studio B Productions, in association with Jetix Europe and Canada’s …

NEW YORK, April 15: VOOM HD Networks in the U.S., Singapore’s Mega Media and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have renewed two lifestyle Asia-themed series generated from the trio’s original 2005 collaborative pact: Spa Seekers and Appetizing Adventures …

SYDNEY, April 15: Dutch FilmWorks, a multimedia distribution company based in the Benelux region, has acquired the DVD rights to Southern Star International’s new police drama City Homicide, as well as the six-part one-hour drama series Rain Shadow. Produced by …

HARRINGTON PARK, April 15: Janson Media is set to release the eighth DVD in its Hollywood Collection, Audrey Hepburn Remembered, narrated by Roger Moore. Janson’s Hollywood Collection contains an archive of 34 movie-star biographies and retrospectives produced by Wombat Production …

MUNICH/CANNES, April 15: Bavaria Media Television concluded a slew of deals with various international broadcasters at MIPTV, including selling the telenovela Storm of Love into its 23rd territory. TV 2 in Denmark picked up a selection of Scene of the …

VIENNA, April 15: Da Vinci Learning, an Eastern European knowledge-focused pay-TV channel, has acquired a package of programs and clips from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). The package includes the children’s science series Explorer Train, along with clips from ORF’s …

GENEVA, April 15: Swiss-based i-concerts has secured an agreement with African musician Youssou N’Dour to launch i-concerts Africa, a live portal slated to launch in the end of 2008. Currently in development, i-concerts Africa will be a live portal for …

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14: A U.S. federal appeals court has rejected DISH Network’s petition to have a panel of judges re-hear evidence in relation to its copyright dispute with DVR pioneer TiVo. Earlier this year, the U.S. Court of Appeals …

DALLAS, April 14: The movie rental giant Blockbuster has offered up to $1.3 billion to buy the electronics chain store Circuit City. The $6-per-share offer was made in a letter sent to Circuit City’s chairman and CEO, Philip Schoonover, on …