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LONDON, December 5: BabyTV, a 24-hour commercial-free network targeted at infants and toddlers under the age of 3, has inked 19 new carriage agreements throughout Latin America, boosting its subscriber base to more than 1 million in the region. The …

NEW YORK/MIAMI, December 5: CaribeVisión Holdings has completed its purchase of the broadcast stations in New York, Miami and Puerto Rico that make up its Hispanic-targeted CaribeVisión network, for $60 million. The stations involved in these transactions include: WPXO in …

TORONTO, December 5: As part of a long-term output deal signed in February, Peace Arch Entertainment has picked up the Canadian distribution rights to 32 films from Los Angeles-based independent producer First Look Studios. Peace Arch has announced plans to …

TORONTO, December 5: Breakthrough Animation has received the go-ahead to begin production on its new children’s series, Jimmy Two Shoes, which will be developed in collaboration with broadcasters TELETOON Canada and Jetix Europe. The first season of Jimmy Two Shoes …

NEW YORK, December 4: A new Nielsen study indicates that younger adult viewers are two-and-a-half times more likely than older viewers to proactively use technology such as DVRs, VOD, the Internet and MP3 players to catch up on television shows …

BEIJING, December 4: National Geographic Digital Motion has scored the rights to never-before-seen archival footage from China in a first-time agreement with China Intercontinental Communications Centre (CICC), the media production arm of China’s State Council Information Office. The deal grants …

LONDON, December 4: A co-production with HBO that retells the last week in the life of Jesus Christ is one of the key titles on BBC One’s winter schedule, unveiled today by acting controller, Roly Keating. The Passion, produced in …

SAN JOSE, December 4: Gaia Online, a social networking site for teens, has shored up content deals with Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. to bring a range of titles to its virtual theater, the Gaia Cinema. The more than …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 4: According to the results of a mobile usage study conducted by The Nielsen Company, 35 percent of tweens in the U.S. own a mobile phone, with many using those devices at home to access the Internet, …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD/EVANSTON, December 4: The Walt Disney Internet Group has boosted its portfolio of family-targeted web properties with the acquisition of iParenting Media, operator of an online network of more than 40 sites geared towards parents. Disney Online’s family-targeted web …