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TEL AVIV/BUENOS AIRES, October 29: Dori Media International (DMI) has finalized an agreement to acquire a 50-percent stake in the Argentinean production company Central Park Productions (CPP) for $1.1 million in cash. CPP has $3.1 million of in debt and …

LONDON, October 29: News Corp.’s FOX International Channels is rolling out FOX Crime in the Baltics and Russia as an 18-hour service dedicated to crime, investigation and mystery. Starting today, FOX Crime can be seen in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. …

LONDON, October 29: In a multi-year deal, FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold the hit reality competition series American Idol to Australian pay-TV platform FOXTEL’s primary channel, FOX8. The seventh season of the show will air from January 2008 onwards in …

LOS ANGELES/DENVER, October 29: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) and Thought Equity Motion have partnered for a co-venture to develop, produce, and distribute a wide range of original programming for both digital platforms and traditional television worldwide. As part of the …

LONDON, October 29: ITV DVD has signed an agreement to make more than 300 features from its movie library available for download to own and download to rent via the British online retailer Coolroom. Films from ITV DVD’s library will …

SINGAPORE, October 26: WOWtv, a broadband entertainment service offering more than 50 streaming channels of programming across all genres, including movie blockbusters, Asian dramas and sports, has debuted in Singapore. WOWtv’s broadband channels can be accessed via four different platforms: …

LONDON, October 26: Virgin Media Television’s male-skewing channel Bravo has commissioned SMG Productions to produce Lawless Britain, a 3×1-hour documentary series that delves into the underbelly of crime in the U.K. Lawless Britain will appear in Bravo’s late-peak schedule in …

LONDON, October 26: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is set to roll out the culinary series Jamie at Home, featuring British chef Jamie Oliver, on DVD throughout Europe and Asia. Beginning October 29, the DVD will be available in the U.K. in …

NEW YORK, October 26: CCI Entertainment and Scholastic Media have partnered to distribute the new 3-D animated comedy Racer Dogs, targeted at kids aged 4 to 8. CCI will be responsible for the worldwide rights outside of the U.S., while …

MUNICH/LONDON, October 26: TV-Loonland has secured a raft of content deals for its one-minute interstitial series The Owl, including a multi-territory agreement with Jetix. Following the recent pick up the series by the BBC, The Owl has scored a series …