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CAGLIARI, May 9: Tiscali Italia has inked a deal with Disney-ABC International Television to make more than 70 Disney movies available via VOD on six channels on Tiscali TV. Recent movies such as Enchanted and library feature films like Pirates …

NEW YORK, May 9: Today’s first annual Joan Ganz Cooney Center Symposium, “Logging Into The Playground: How Digital Media Are Shaping Children’s Learning,” presented the results of three special reports that focused on the educational potential of new media in …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Pangea Day, a four-hour global event created by documentary filmmaker Jehane Noujaim, will be broadcast on TV in 150 countries, as well as via a live webcast and on mobile phones, this Saturday, May 10. YouTube …

WASHINGTON D.C., May 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has expanded its reach with the launch of National Geographic Channel HD (NGC HD) in Austria and Switzerland. Starting this month, the channel will be available in both countries through the …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Echo Bridge Entertainment has completed its first set of licensing agreements on the former Alliance Atlantis International Distribution catalogue. In Europe, France’s Canal J picked up the teen properties Degrassi: The Next Generation and Instant Star, …

LONDON, May 9: Sun Kids Channel India has acquired a slate of more than 200 hours of kids’ programming from Southern Star International, including the preschool series Raggs. The deal also includes series like The Beeps, which was produced by …

LONDON, May 9: KidsCo has debuted in Spain via local operator Teuve, and will also roll out a VOD service later this year. Programming for the region will include the preschool programs Strawberry Shortcake, Boobah, Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, …

NEW YORK, May 9: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has acquired the exclusive licensing representation for the Emmy-nominated series WordWorld in North America and English-speaking countries. FME will work to build a licensing program across a variety of product categories that highlights …

RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9: Globo TV International has closed a broadcast deal for its mini-series Amazonia with Rogers in Canada. The mini-series premiered in Canada and is also airing in Romania and Nicaragua, both in prime time. Amazonia has …

LONDON, May 8: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has concluded an electronic-sell-through (EST) agreement with Scandinavian home-entertainment provider Bonver to make current and library Sony Pictures titles available for purchase on its online service, www.film2home.com, in Norway, Sweden and Finland. …