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LONDON/AMSTERDAM, August 27: Classic children’s programming from Jetix Europe is now available for download on the iTunes Store in the U.K. iTunes customers can download episodes of Jetix cartoon series, including Sonic X, Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. More …

LONDON, August 27: Fox International Channels in Italy has acquired a collection of titles from Outright Distribution, including properties from within the Shed Media Group as well as from Touch Productions, Ricochet, Twenty Twenty, Screentime and Wall to Wall. The …

NEW YORK, August 27: Somebodies, the new original scripted series for BET based on the film of the same name, will make its debut on September 9 at 10:30 p.m. with two back-to-back, half-hour episodes. The single-camera comedy features an …

PARIS, August 26: Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, will present the keynote address during the 16th edition of MIPCOM Junior on October 12. During her speech, Zarghami will share her vision of how the localization …

SAN MATEO, August 26: Jaman.com has secured an agreement to distribute a raft of more than 100 titles from Lionsgate on its site, including Reservoir Dogs and Girl with the Pearl Earring. A selection of ad-supported films will be available …

TORONTO, August 26: The Academy of Canadian Cinema Television has unveiled the nominations for the 23rd Annual Gemini Awards, with dramas such as Murdoch Mysteries and The Tudors leading the pack. Murdoch Mysteries scored the most nominations, 14, followed by …

AMERICAN FORK, August 26: Move Networks, a provider of Internet TV services, has received a series C strategic investment from Microsoft. The investment—the amount of which has not been disclosed—follows Move Networks announcing a plan to work with Microsoft so …

LUXEMBOURG, August 26: With revenues stable at 2.9 billion euros at the RTL Group, the European broadcasting giant delivered a 9.2-percent increase in profit to 391 million euros. “The results for the first half of 2008 show how reliable RTL …

LOS ANGELES, August 26: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios is rejecting rumors that it is up for sale, noting that its current shareholders are “committed to the future growth” of the company. In a statement late yesterday, MGM stated that there is …

NEW YORK, August 26: Geoff Keighley has been named executive in charge of video-game publisher relations for Spike TV, where he will head the network’s video-game programming strategy. Keighley also will manage Spike’s editorial relationships with game publishers. Based in …