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LOS ANGELES, July 31: CBS Paramount International Television has licensed the spin-off of the hit ’90s drama Beverly Hills, 90210 to Sony Entertainment Television for Latin America, to launch later this year following its U.S. debut. The new 90210 is …

LONDON, July 31: A group of MPs on the Culture, Media and Sport committee wants video sites like YouTube to do a better job of protecting young visitors from inappropriate content. Citing an incident earlier this year, when video of …

CULVER CITY, July 31: Steve Mosko has signed a long-term contract with Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE), extending his employment as the president of Sony Pictures Television (SPT) through 2012. Mosko has led the largest remaining independent television studio since 2001. …

MADRID, July 31: Revenues were stable at Telecinco for the first half of the year, dropping just 1.6 percent to 563 million euros, but profit was down 6 percent to 198.9 million euros, due in part to accounting costs related …

NEW YORK, July 31: A new Blu-ray Disc player being unveiled tonight by LG Electronics will be capable of streaming movies and TV episodes directly from Netflix to the TV set. The player builds upon a technology partnership announced between …

BEIJING/NEW YORK, July 31: IMG Worldwide and China Central Television (CCTV) have formed a joint venture, with a 20-year term, to develop and promote sporting events and content across the Greater China landscape. The CCTV-IMG Sports Management Company, headquartered in …

KUALA LUMPUR, July 31: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has teamed up with the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) for a broadcast initiative to cover news from the International AIDS Conference, which will be held in Mexico City from August 3 …

ROME, July 31: Mediaset has filed a 500 million euros lawsuit against YouTube, following the legal victory by Spanish broadcaster Telecinco—in which it is a majority shareholder—in a similar suit against the video-sharing site. Mediaset said yesterday that it had …

HONG KONG, July 31: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has inked an exclusive deal with animation outfit ZAC Toons to distribute mobile content for five of its cartoon properties to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and India. The five …

STOCKHOLM, July 31: Modern Times Group is acquiring the parent company of the Bulgarian broadcaster Nova, which had an 18-percent audience share of the 18-to-49 set in the first half of this year, for 620 million euros in cash. MTG …