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LOS ANGELES, April 10: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free channel for babies, toddlers and their parents, has launched in Turkey via satellite provider Digiturk, reaching 2 million subscribers. The channel’s most recent rollout follows partnerships secured with terrestrial and satellite operators …

NEW YORK/LONDON, April 10: The History Channel makes its debut in Central Europe, with both standard-definition and HD services of the network rolling out in Poland and Hungary. In Poland, the standard-definition service of The History Channel is available from …

NEW DELHI, April 10: UTV Entertainment Television will release a selection of films on DVD that have aired on its World Movies channel in India, beginning in May. With more than 500 titles in its library, UTV’s World Movies channel …

MUNICH, April 9: ProSiebenSat.1 Group is setting up a pan-European digital platform in partnership with IBM with a view to building an all-digital, tapeless technology infrastructure that enables the delivery of TV programming to multiple platforms across Europe. The two …

STOCKHOLM, April 9: Friday TV, part of Metronome Film & Television, has sold 10 episodes of its entertainment format Single Moms to Rocket Science in the U.S., who will produce a local version for the cable channel TLC. The Single …

LOS ANGELES, April 9: Fox International Channels’ ad network, .FOX Networks, has bought a majority stake in utarget, which owns the U.K.’s leading premium video advertising network of 630-plus websites. The unit will be rebranded utarget.Fox and will work with …

PARIS, April 9: VIZ Media has reached a deal with The Licensing Machine, a new division of Panini UK, to launch its manga series Death Note and Bleach in Italy and Germany. For Bleach, The Licensing Machine has acquired the …

CARACAS, April 9: Televen in Venezuela has pulled The Simpsons from its grid, according to the Associated Press, after viewers complained about its inappropriateness in a morning slot. Broadcast in an 11 a.m. daily slot, the show reportedly has been …

LOS ANGELES, April 9: Associated Television International (ATI) has reached two new deals for The World Magic Awards 2007 and Laura McKenzie’s Traveler. The World Magic Awards 2007 has been sold to Globo TV in Brazil. The fourth edition of …

BUENOS AIRES, April 9: Disney and ESPN Media Networks will launch Playhouse Disney Channel, a 24/7 network for preschoolers, in Latin America on June 1, included as part of the basic subscription package offered by Cablevisión, Multicanal and Teledigital. Playhouse …