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LONDON, November 21: A new Screen Digest study predicts that growth in true video-on-demand services among Western European households will generate increased revenues, boosting the value of video-on-demand and pay-per-view (PPV) markets in the region to 3 billion euros by …

LONDON, November 21: Disney Channel Worldwide’s Global Original Programming Division has announced deals to develop two new children’s television shows in the U.K. Following a pan-European search for creative talent, Disney Channel Worldwide has signed agreements with U.K. production companies …

LOS ANGELES, November 21: CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves and Warner Bros. Entertainment’s chairman and CEO Barry Meyer have sent letters out to their employees updating them on the status of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike …

LOS ANGELES, November 21: Sunday’s 9 p.m. airing of the serial-killer drama Dexter brought in 1.23 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode ever for a Showtime series. Viewership for the episode grew 41 percent from the previous week, according …

SINGAPORE, November 21: The inaugural Asia Factual Forum, held at the River View Hotel in Singapore from November 25 to 27, will close with a special “Close Up With Ruby Yang” session, accompanied by a screening of the director’s award-winning …

LUANDA/MAPUTO/PARIS, November 21: Eurochannel will roll out in Africa for the first time as part of the basic bouquet of both TV Cabo Angola and TV Cabo Mozambique. TV Cabo is a cable television and high-speed Internet service in Angola …

LONDON, November 21: The History Channel UK has reached an agreement to launch The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network on Top Up TV Anytime in the U.K. on Friday, November 23. The two channels will be available to …

STUDIO CITY, November 20: As a reflection of its on-air rebranding earlier this year, Hallmark Channel has refreshed its consumer website and has designed several microsites dedicated to upcoming programming and marketing initiatives. On November 26, a new microsite will …

TORONTO, November 20: Prodigy Pictures and Cipango, in association with Power in the U.K., have begun principal photography on the action mini-series XIII, which will shoot in Hamilton and Toronto, Ontario through January 30. The $20-million four-hour, two-part mini-series is …

LONDON, November 20: Australian pay-TV company XYZnetworks (XYZ) has acquired 84 hours of lifestyle and music programming from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). Among the programs FME has licensed to XYZ are The BRIT Awards 2008, slated to air in February on …