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BURBANK/MUMBAI, February 19: The Walt Disney Company has lifted its stake in the Indian media company UTV Software Communications from 13.7 percent to 32.1 percent for about $200 million. Disney acquired the UTV stake initially in 2006 when it also …

LOS ANGELES, February 19: MGA Entertainment, the manufacturer of the popular Bratz dolls, has teamed up with CBS Consumer Products to produce a new line of fashion dolls based on The CW reality competition series America’s Next Top Model. The …

LONDON/BURBANK, February 19: Dexter, the critically acclaimed Showtime series that is being repurposed on CBS, has secured a terrestrial slot in the U.K. via ITV1. The series, distributed by CBS Paramount International Television, stars Michael C. Hall as a police …

LONDON, February 19: As Livestation, a peer-to-peer live-streaming news aggregator built by the Internet tech outfit Skinkers, enters a new round of technical trials, the company’s founder, Matteo Berlucchi, tells World Screen Newsflash that technology such as his will change …

NEW YORK, February 19: According to a new report from TNS Media Intelligence, marketers have spent more than $650 million during the past decade to advertise during the live network TV broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony. Total ad spend …

LONDON, February 19: Cake Distribution has licensed its comedic action series Eliot Kid to Cartoon Network for its EMEA channels. Sales already secured for the series include TF1, BBC, ABC in Australia, Disney Channel in France, Italy, Spain and Germany; …

LOS ANGELES, February 19: For the first time, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Interactive Media, 19 Entertainment, FremantleMedia North America and Apple have joined forces to offer all of the contestant performances from the seventh season of American Idol exclusively for …

HARRINGTON PARK, February 19: Janson Media’s latest installment in its Giant Screen Films Collection, Mystic India: An Incredible Journey of Inspiration, is now available for all worldwide television, VOD and new-media markets. Created by director Keith Melton, cinematographer Reed Smoot …

NEW YORK, February 19: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has reached an agreement with Emeril Lagasse to acquire select branded assets from the popular chef, including television content, cookbooks and a website, for $50 million. MSLO is acquiring the rights to …

VANCOUVER/SANTA MONICA, February 19: Nerd Corps Entertainment has signed partnerships with a range of companies to develop and distribute retail merchandise for its animated series Storm Hawks. Among the deals is a partnership with WizKids, which will debut a collectible …