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LONDON, February 27: Eros International has rolled out a new ad-supported, on-demand service that provides consumers free access to exclusive streamed content from its Bollywood movie catalogue, with third-party content soon to be added to the offering. Located at ondemand.erosentertainment.com, …

ENGLEWOOD, February 27: Despite significant increases in revenue, Liberty Global recorded a fourth-quarter loss of $197.2 million, versus the $31.2 million loss reported in the same period last year, while the full-year loss was $422.6 million, as compared with the …

SYDNEY, February 27: Showtime Attractions has acquired the live-performance rights from Southern Star International for the hit Australian preschool series Raggs. Currently airing on Seven Network in Australia from Monday to Friday, Raggs is about a group of five, fun-loving …

BRUSSELS, February 27: The European Commission has closed its investigations into the financing of Flemish public-service broadcaster VRT and Irish state broadcasters RTE and TG4. In Belgium, the Commission says that authorities have agreed to clarify the terms of VRT’s …

LOS ANGELES, February 27: Showtime Networks has awarded a licensing contract for its original drama series Dexter to manufacturer Bif Bang Pow! Through its licensing agency 360ep, Showtime has signed with Bif Bang Pow! to manufacture and distribute bobble heads …

LOS ANGELES, February 27: A majority of the members of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) have voted in favor of ratifying the new three-year contract that ended their 14-week strike, …

VICTORIA, February 27: Australian-based factual distributor Looking Glass International has taken on the rights to the one-hour documentary The Jesus Guy, about a penniless, robe-clad “barefoot evangelist.” Directed by Sean Tracey, the film follows the so-called “Jesus Guy,” who, clad …

LOS ANGELES, February 26: The News Corporation-owned social-networking site MySpace has launched Special Delivery, a non-scripted hidden-camera reality show produced in association with Avalon TV, marking the site’s second original series. The official Special Delivery MySpace profile will house all …

SINGAPORE, February 26: Starting March 1, Al Jazeera English, the Middle East-based English-language news and current-affairs channel, will be available in Singapore via SingTel’s pay-TV platform mio TV. Under the exclusive deal, subscribers to mio TV can also choose to …

UNTERFOEHRING, February 26: With its Sparrowhawk Distribution partnership ending next month, EM.Entertainment has entered into a distribution co-operation deal with Studio100 Media. Studio100 Media, a division of the Belgian-based Studio100 Holding, is led by former EM.Entertainment executive Patrick Elmendorff. The …