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LOS ANGELES, May 5: The Africa Channel has entered into an affiliation agreement with Cable Bahamas, and is now included on its Oceans 195 package across Nassau, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera. Based in the U.S., The Africa Channel showcases …

SAN FRANCISCO, May 5: The multiplatform animation network Aniboom has inked partnerships with an additional five Internet video platforms to bring its content to an online audience of more than 140 million viewers. Aniboom’s animations and cartoons are now available …

TOKYO, May 5: Japan’s TMS Entertainment has released its animated theatrical film Phantom of Baker Street, based on the Detective Conan TV series, in Korea. This is the first-ever theatrical animation film release for the Detective Conan series in Korea, …

SÃO PAULO, May 5: The Brazilian sales agency Content xp has enhanced its stock footage offerings, which now includes video from TV Globo and Futura Channel. From Globo, Content xp can provide video footage about the sporting, political, social and …

NEW YORK, May 5: A&E Network is launching two new websites dedicated to the network’s 2008 Primetime Emmy campaign, considerAETV.com and iPhone.considerAETV.com. The two new websites aim to offer members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences a simple …

NEW YORK, May 5: Reality format producer City Lights Television has created a new international development division, to be led by Laura Johnson as senior VP. Previously, Johnson served as City Lights Television’s senior VP of production operations and was …

MEXICO CITY, May 2: U.S. Spanish-language network Once México  has joined the roster of global broadcasters set to air Pangea Day, the four-hour event taking place on May 10. The event links venues in Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Kigali, Mumbai …

NEW YORK, May 2: With revenues up 15 percent to $3.12 billion, Viacom has reported a first-quarter profit of $270 million, a 33-percent increase on the year-ago period. Operating income, meanwhile, gained 29 percent to $567 million, and the quarter’s …

LONDON, May 2: Just a day after announcing the resignation of its chief executive, Jane Lighting, Five has said that its managing director of content, Lisa Opie, is also stepping down. The resignation will take place with immediate effect, and …

DOHA, May 2: Sami al Haj, an Al Jazeera cameraman held in American military custody at Guantanamo Bay for the last six years, has been freed, the Middle Eastern news network announced today. Commenting on the release, Wadah Khanfar, the …