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LOS ANGELES, May 27: Vivendi Entertainment has inked a deal to make a variety of shows from DIC Entertainment available to consumers via digital and mobile exploitation in North America. The agreement covers VOD, electronic sell-through and mobile phone transactions. …

LONDON, May 27: Cake Distribution has added Cartoon Network U.S. to its roster of broadcast partners for the animated comedy Skunk Fu! Cartoon Network began airing the series today at 10 a.m. Skunk Fu! is created by Aidan Harte and …

LONDON, May 27: Granada International will attend DISCOP with a diverse range of programs, including formats, entertainment, drama and factual fare. Bonekickers, a 6×1-hour high-definition series, headlines the drama slate for Granada. From the creators of Life on Mars, Bonekickers …

MEXICO CITY, May 27: Five telenovelas headline Televisa International’s slate for DISCOP, including Dumb Girls Don’t Go to Heaven (Las Tontas no van al Cielo). The 150×1-hour telenovela centers on a young woman whose fairytale marriage is ruined when she …

COPENHAGEN, May 27: Nordic distributor DR International Sales has named Kim Christiansen, previously with TV2 Denmark, as its co-production manager. In his new role, Christiansen will be in charge of selling co-productions abroad and uniting producers and broadcasters around the …

NEW YORK, May 23: For the first time since its launch, FOX has become the number one television network in the U.S., thanks in part to its record-breaking telecast of the Super Bowl, and by strong ratings from the seventh-season …

BURBANK, May 23: This fall, Disney-ABC Television Group will present a new version of its ABC.com full-length-episode player that will feature a completely redesigned user interface and will incorporate several enhancements to allow for user customization, interactivity and improved viewing …

NEW YORK, May 23: USA Network has ordered an eighth season of 16 original episodes of the hit procedural drama Law & Order: Criminal Intent from Wolf Films and NBCU Cable Studio. This is the first time under NBCU Cable …

STOCKHOLM, May 23: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat has reached a five-year agreement with Telia, a leading Swedish telecommunications operator, to market and sell its pay-TV channel packages to Telia’s 300,000-plus IPTV customers and broadband subscribers, starting June 1. Under …

BURBANK, May 23: Disney-ABC Television Group’s Stage 9 Digital Media and Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television have formed an exclusive partnership to give students an opportunity to develop original short-form content for the recently launched new-media studio. …