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BETHPAGE, July 3: Cablevision Systems will increase the number of HD channels for iO TV digital cable customers to 60 with the addition of 15 new networks, including high-definition services from Nickelodeon, WE tv, FOX News Channel and Discovery Channel. …

MUMBAI, July 3: INX Media has signed a three-year TV licensing agreement with MGM for the Indian broadcast of 20 James Bond films, which will be shown on the company’s Hindi-language entertainment channel, 9X. The movies to be aired include …

LONDON, July 3: BBC One has commissioned from talkbackTHAMES ten half-hour episodes of the Japanese game show Hole in the Wall, which is being rolled out worldwide by FremantleMedia. Dale Winton will host the Saturday night prime-time show when it …

LONDON, July 3: Virgin1 has acquired seasons one and two of the truth-seeking reality series The Monster Hunter from NBC Universal International Television Distribution for its mid-summer prime-time schedule. Presented by adventurer Josh Gates, The Monster Hunter investigates stories of …

NEW YORK, July 3: Comedian Michael Ian Black has signed on to host Comedy Central’s first unscripted competition series, Reality Bites Back, which satirizes well-known reality programs such as American Idol, Survivor and The Biggest Loser. Launching on Comedy Central …

LONDON, July 2: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured a host of international sales for its music and entertainment programming and factual shows, totaling more than 700 hours of content. The mature-women modeling competition series She’s Got the Look sold into …

SINGAPORE, July 2: Singapore Digital has received a license to extend its TV2GO digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV trial until the end of November. The next stage of the trial, which kicked off in June 2007, will see additional …

NEW YORK, July 2: Nickelodeon is celebrating its 14th straight year as basic cable's top total day network for kids and total viewers, driven in the second quarter by two new hits, iCarly and The Mighty B! Nickelodeon says it …

SINGAPORE, July 2: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed a new contract with FIFA for the exclusive television rights to broadcast a lineup of international football events, including the 2010 FIFA World Cup, in the Indian subcontinent. Under the agreement, …

DALLAS, July 2: DVD rental giant Blockbuster has dropped its efforts to acquire Circuit City, after initially making a $1.3-billion bid for the electronics retail chain in April. "Based on market conditions and the completion of our initial due diligence …