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LONDON, January 24: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING will debut the CBS drama Moonlight on Tuesday, February 19, at 10 p.m. Recently voted Best New TV Drama by The People’s Choice Awards 2008 in the U.S., the 12×1-hour …

HONG KONG, January 24: CASBAA has released a new report that explores some of the factors necessary for the future commercial success of mobile video TV services in the Asia-Pacific region. Commissioned by the CASBAA Mobile TV Committee, the report …

LONDON, January 24: Playhouse Disney in the U.K. has joined forces with the Pre-school Learning Alliance to trial an environmental nursery pack aimed at teaching preschoolers about the environment through play. The trial will see 7,300 nurseries across the U.K. …

MILAN, January 24: Francesco Mozzetti, the head of acquisitions and the sales department at RTI, is most concerned about running out of returning hits like House and CSI on Canale 5 and Italia 1 as he develops schedules for the …

COPENHAGEN, January 24: Scandinavia’s Media Entertainment Group (MEG) will launch its first branded channels on the online video-sharing site YouTube, featuring programming based on the company’s comedic shorts. The channels will make episodes available of series like World’s Funniest Home …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, January 24: EPG-provider Gemstar-TV Guide International has filed suit against British cable platform Virgin Media, alleging patent infringement. Gemstar and its subsidiaries, StarSight Telecast and United Video Properties, have initiated patent litigation proceedings against Virgin Media in the …

CULVER CITY, January 24: Peter Schlessel has been promoted to president of worldwide affairs at Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) after serving as president of the Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group since 2006. In his new role, Schlessel will oversee key …

MIAMI, January 24: Telemundo Communications Group has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by Grupo Televisa four years ago stemming from a dispute over the actor Mauricio Islas. This suit alleged that Telemundo “tortuously interfered” with Televisa’s contract with …

LONDON, January 24: Chello Zone, a subsidiary of Chellomedia, has appointed Wayne Dunsford as the general manager of the 24-hour preschool channel JimJam. Dunsford played a key role in establishing the joint venture between HIT Entertainment and Chellomedia to distribute …

BUCHAREST, January 24: Romania’s Intact Media Group, whose bouquet of stations already includes Antena 1 and Euforia Lifestyle TV, has received licenses from the National Audiovisual Council (CNA) to launch three new channels, focusing on sports, music and financial news. …