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NEW YORK, December 20: According to the results of a new TNS survey, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has caused no impact on the viewing habits of 74 percent of Americans, with only 22 percent of Americans watching …

LONDON/TORONTO, December 19: Fireworks International is to take on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s (CBC) international sales catalogue, which encompasses about 135 titles. The deal, expected to close early next year, sees Fireworks taking on the rights to about 700 hours …

ATLANTA, December 19: Aaron McGruder, the creator of The Boondocks comic strip and Adult Swim animated series, has inked a deal for a 20-part webisode series for Super Deluxe, Turner Broadcasting System’s comedy broadband network. The Super Rumble Mixshow is …

NEW YORK, December 19: Sundance Channel has commissioned Isabella Rossellini to create five additional short films for her series titled Green Porno, which will roll out on mobile devices and online in spring 2008. The five additional shorts bring the …

MIAMI, December 19: The Univision Networks have become the exclusive Spanish-language telecasters in the U.S. for the annual CONCACAF Champions League, a new regional tournament for top-ranking soccer clubs, kicking off with the inaugural 2008-2009 season. Twenty-four of the highest-ranked …

TORONTO, December 19: Breakthrough Animation has received a commission from CanWest Media to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated sitcom Producing Parker for the Canadian cable network TVtropolis. Producing Parker follows the adventures of an overworked and underpaid producer, …

STOCKHOLM, December 19: Swedish network TV4 has reached an exclusive three-year agreement with Svensk Filmindustri (SF) for the free-TV rights to a large number of feature films. The agreement covers the 2008-2010 period, with the majority of the films being …

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19: The Federal Communications Commission has approved a new rule limiting an individual cable operator’s nationwide market share to 30 percent, and has relaxed the ban on the ownership of a broadcast station and a daily newspaper …

NEW YORK, December 19: Lorber HT Digital has launched a new U.S. DVD label, Alive Mind, which will focus on specialty documentary programming in the areas of enlightened consciousness, secular spirituality, cultural change and the frontiers of science. Alive Mind’s …

NEW YORK/REDMOND, December 19: Viacom and Microsoft Corporation have entered into a strategic alliance, estimated to have a base value of about $500 million, to collaborate on advertising, content distribution, event promotions and games over the next several years. Microsoft …