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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 …

NEW YORK, January 23: MTV Networks’ Entertainment Group, a division of Viacom, has reached a new talent and development deal with videogame journalist Geoff Keighley, the host of Spike TV’s Game Head. Premiering Friday, January 25, the fifth season of …

LOS ANGELES, January 23: Showtime Networks has ordered a third season of its acclaimed drama series Brotherhood. Eight one-hour episodes have been ordered of the political-crime drama, which stars Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. The series is shot …

HONG KONG, January 23: Granada International has brokered a deal for an Indian version of the National Geographic quiz format Nat Geo-Genius, which has rolled out on the local feed of the National Geographic Channel. The Indian version of Nat …

NEW YORK, January 23: Oxygen Media, now owned by NBC Universal, has renewed its hit series Tori & Dean…Still Inn Love (working title) for a third season. Last season, the series followed Tori Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210) and husband Dean …

SEATTLE, January 23: Sony Pictures Television has agreed to provide a selection of feature films to the broadband rental and subscription service ReelTime Rentals. Under the terms of the agreement, Sony Pictures will provide ReelTime with feature films spanning new …

TEL AVIV, January 23: On the back of a successful MIPCOM, where the company closed deals worth more than $6.3 million, Dori Media Group is projecting strong results for the year ended December 31, 2007, ahead of the release of …