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NEW YORK, August 25: Sundance Channel will broadcast election-themed programming with a special DOCDAY slate on Monday nights during the final five weeks of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. The DOCDAY schedule kicks off October 6 at 9 p.m. with …

LONDON/MUMBAI, August 25: Following the successful launch of its flagship Hindi-language general-entertainment channel 9X in the U.K., INX Media has rolled out 9XM, a 24-hour Bollywood music offering, as a free-to-air network on BSkyB’s electronic program guide (EPG). For the …

NEW YORK, August 25: Entertainment studio and new-media platform My Damn Channel has secured a syndication partnership to feature original content on a branded network on Yahoo! Video. My Damn Channel helps filmmakers, actors, comedians, musicians and athletes to co-produce, …

NEW YORK, August 25: SCI FI Channel and MGM Television Entertainment have reached an agreement to extend the hit Stargate franchise with a new series to premiere in summer 2009. Production on the first season of Stargate Universe will begin …

NEW YORK, August 25: Marvel Entertainment is teaming up with Japanese animation studio Madhouse to create new versions of its characters for the Japanese market that will be used in four upcoming series. Madhouse and Marvel will work together to …

NEW YORK, August 25: MTV Networks has struck a deal to use CreateSpace DVD on Demand technology to make a range of hit MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and VH1 shows available on Amazon.com. All of these newly released DVDs will …

MUMBAI/HONG KONG, August 25: Furthering its commitment to the Indian market, STAR has unveiled a new entertainment channel for the region of Bengal, STAR Jolsha, set to launch September 8. The new channel will deliver drama and comedy series, mythology-based …

TOKYO, August 25: Japanese MSO Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) has acquired an additional 18.5 percent of the Fukuoka Cable Network (FCN), bringing its stake in the platform to 63.5 percent. As previously announced, FCN will merge with Cable Vision 21, a …

NEW YORK, August 25: NBC Universal’s coverage of the Beijing Summer Olympics pulled in 211 million viewers through the first 16 days, making it the most-watched event in U.S. television history. Viewership surpassed the 1996 Atlanta Games, which drew a …

EL SEGUNDO/NEW YORK, August 25: DIRECTV’s U.S. Open Interactive service returns today for a third year with expanded programming, offering more than 400 hours of tournament coverage. The service will include USA Network’s national coverage during the tournament’s first five …