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COPENHAGEN, March 7: Nordisk Film TV World has been named the official distributor of all of SVT’s formats, more than doubling the Scandinavian distributor’s format catalogue. For MIPTV, Nordisk will launch ten prime-time entertainment formats, five scripted and comedy formats …

BETHPAGE, March 7: Cablevision Systems will add several shows from Scripps-owned Food Network and HGTV to its free VOD service available to iO TV digital-cable customers. Subscribers to the service will be able to access shows like 30 Minute Meals …

SINGAPORE, March 7: ESPN STAR Sports has secured the broadcast rights in Asia for the American golf tournament, The Masters, from 2008 to 2010. ESPN STAR Sports has aired The Masters across Asia since 2003. This new deal will see …

TORONTO, March 7: The Telefilm Canada Content Creators Fellowship Program will launch at the 29th edition of the Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF), which takes place in Alberta from June 8 to 11. The deadline for entry submissions is April …

TORONTO, March 7: Hot Docs has announced the lineup of filmmakers, industry professionals and journalists who will be a part of this year’s festival jury to select the winning films in official competition. The jury will decide the winners in …

SYDNEY, March 6: SPO Partners, the U.S. backers of Lachlan Murdoch and James Packer’s $2.8 billion-bid for Australia’s Consolidated Media Holdings (CMH), has pulled out of the deal. In January, Murdoch and Packer teamed for an A$3.3 billion offer to …

LONDON, March 6: Social-media network Bebo has partnered with sports lifestyle brand Oakley to produce Conquering Dreams, a snowboarding documentary. Raw footage from the doc premiered today exclusively on the social-media network. The documentary follows British champion snowboarders and Oakley …

ALVISO, March 6: TiVo cut its fourth-quarter loss from $19.5 million to $6.3 million, while full-year loss was down from $47.7 million to $31.4 million. "This was a strong quarter and year for TiVo as we significantly improved our financial …

LONDON, March 6: The streaming live news platform Livestation has appointed former CNN International president Chris Cramer as a strategic advisor to the company. Cramer brings to the company more than 40 years of experience in news broadcast, cable and …

TORONTO/LONDON, March 6: Three months after the two companies signed a letter of intent, the proposed deal for Peace Arch Entertainment Group to acquire ContentFilm, the parent company of Fireworks International, is off. A statement from Jeff Sagansky, the CEO …