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LONDON, May 16: Paramount Digital Entertainment has struck an agreement to make a selection of new releases from Paramount Pictures available for purchase in the U.K. and Ireland through the digital entertainment store Coolroom. Paramount Pictures titles such as Stardust, …

NEW YORK, May 16: MTV Networks International has teamed up with Ogilvy & Mather and filmmakers from Shilo to create a public-service announcement asking the global community to take action in the wake of the recent tragedy in Burma. The …

SILVER SPRING, May 16: Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ new 24/7 eco-friendly network, is set to begin airing the new 13-part environmentally focused series Alter Eco, starring Adrian Grenier of HBO’s Entourage, on June 9 at 9 p.m. A special sneak …

SAN MATEO, May 16: The online film portal Jaman.com is making more than 100 high-definition movies available for streaming on a free, ad-supported basis. Drawn from Jaman’s collection of 3,000-plus independent and international films, the titles now available for streaming …

BURBANK, May 15: FOX has announced plans to air a two-hour prequel for 24 ahead of the seventh-season launch, which was disrupted this year as a result of the writers’ strike. Season seven of 24 was due to launch in …

LONDON, May 15: National Geographic Television International (NGTI) has secured broadcast deals with RTP in Portugal and La Sexta in Spain for a range of its factual programming, spanning the wildlife, science and history genres. RTP has acquired a package …

NEW YORK, May 15: At a presentation in New York City, U.S. Hispanic broadcasting giant Univision unveiled its 2008-09 programming slate and touted its 360-degree marketing solutions for advertisers. “This year’s Upfront is not about marketing to Hispanics, but about …

LOS ANGELES, May 15: Mena Suvari and Golden Globe-winner Matthew Modine are set to star in the new Lifetime original movie tentatively titled Sex & Lies in Sin City, based on the true story of the death of a wealthy …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES, May 15: CBS has partnered with EQAL, founded by the creators of the hit online series lonelygirl15 and KateModern, to create and produce multiplatform television, online and mobile entertainment for existing and future CBS TV shows. The …

LONDON, May 15: BKN International will deliver two new films later this spring that are based on its animated kids’ properties Zorro: Generation Z and Dork Hunters from Outer Space. The two new films are Zorro and Scarlet Whip: Revealed! …