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LONDON, January 28: ESPN Classic has extended its contract with the Premier League for archived English soccer highlights, dating back to 1992, for a further three years. Tony Stimpson, the director of programming for Europe at ESPN Classic, commented: “The …

ATLANTA, January 25: TNT has given the go ahead to a new legal drama, tentatively titled Raising the Bar, from Emmy-winning producer Steven Bochco. The series, which stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue), Gloria Reuben (ER) and Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in …

BOULOGNE, January 25: Full-year 2007 revenues at the TF1 Group were up 4.1 percent to 2.8 billion euros, with the greatest gains being in the French broadcaster’s Audiovisual Rights segment. French broadcasting revenues were up 3.1 percent to 2.2 billion …

NEW YORK, January 25: Sandra Carter Global (SCG) and Sandra Carter International (SCI) will merge with Lightworks Program Distribution (LPD), with SCG’s founder and principal, Sandra Carter, to join Lightworks as executive VP of business development. John Cuddihy, LPD’s president …

TAIPEI, January 25: Disney Channel has launched its first broadband service in the Asia-Pacific region, Disney Channel@Play in Taiwan, featuring streamed episodes of popular animated and live-action series. The rollout of Disney Channel@Play in Taiwan also marks the network’s third …

NEW YORK, January 25: The U.S. Hispanic network V-me has secured an agreement to have its original music series Estudio Billboard distributed by Venevision International, who will introduce the program to buyers next week at NATPE. Venevision International will distribute …

MIAMI, January 25: Nickelodeon Latin America, in partnership with UNICEF, will launch a new initiative aimed at motivating children throughout Latin America to make positive changes for a better planet. Beginning January 28, Nick’s new character, Verdito, will make daily …

TORONTO, January 25: Canada’s largest independent music publisher, ole, has inked a worldwide music-rights deal with Peace Arch Entertainment Group. As part of the multi-year alliance, ole will administer the music rights to all Peace Arch Entertainment Group film and …

SANTIAGO, January 25: The Chilean distributor South Winds Entertainment heads into NATPE with a host of eco-friendly documentaries, led by 25 Years Later. The eight-part series is a follow-up to La tierra en que vivimos, which was produced in 1982 …

STAMFORD, January 25: Televersemedia is set to produce ESPN: The Magazine at 10, a one-hour high-definition special commemorating the magazine’s tenth anniversary. The show will premiere February 17 at 8 p.m. on ESPN’s main network and will examine the last …