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LONDON, August 21: BabyTV has launched its on-demand service with Illico Cables in Canada, reaching more than 650,000 new subscribers. BabyTV is available in both French and English on Illico, which is the interactive television system and broadband network of …

TEL AVIV, August 21: Dori Media has released its financials for the first half of 2008, with revenues up 119 percent to $27.8 million and a profit after tax of $3.5 million, an 86-percent gain on the prior-year period. EBITDA, …

LONDON, August 21: Sally Miles’ Passion Distribution has signed a first-look deal with Reef Television, whose credits include BBC One’s Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting. Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting is now in its fourth season, with a total of …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 21: Intel Corporation and Yahoo! are joining forces for The Widget Channel, allowing consumers to tap into Internet applications while watching their favorite shows. The Widget Channel, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine, will enable viewers to …

LONDON, August 21: Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has signed a one-year development deal with Hardcash Productions, building on the companies existing relationship that resulted in documentaries such as Iraq: The Lost Generation. The deal sees C4i working closely with the …

LONDON, August 21: The number of digital TV households in Western Europe and the U.S. will reach 274 million by 2012, according to new research from Datamonitor, up from 158 million last year. Consumers are demanding enhanced features, more content …

LOS ANGELES, August 20: Fox Reality Channel has named Target Entertainment as it distribution partner for the celebrity competition series Gimme My Reality Show! to license the show’s format and finished episodes worldwide. Premiering October 11, Gimme My Reality Show! …

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20: KaBOOM!, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives, and multiplatform kids’ service qubo have formed an official partnership that will help honor communities that make play a priority. The cornerstone program …

BURBANK, August 20: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Smurfs franchise this year, Warner Home Video will release The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two on DVD on October 7. The DVD will feature 20 re-mastered and uncut episodes …

NEW YORK, August 20: 4Kids Entertainment has completed deals with several broadcasters, including CITV, for a new series based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009. TMNT: Back to the Sewer will be …