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HILVERSUM, September 6: Ericsson has entered into a global alliance with Endemol to develop interactive TV and user-generated content for its Me-On-TV technology, which has already been used by Endemol in the Netherlands for the reality series Big Brother. Under …

ROME, September 6: Nat Geo Wild, a 24-hour natural history channel from National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), will launch on SKY Italia in October. Nat Geo Wild will offer high-quality, blue-chip programming that takes viewers on intimate encounters with exotic …

SINGAPORE, September 6: ESPN Star Sports has secured broadcast deals in the U.K. and Ireland with BSkyB and Independent Music Group for the first edition of the ICC World Twenty20 cricket tournament in September. BSkyB has acquired the exclusive English-language …

NEW YORK, September 6: The Jetix block in the U.S. has acquired the cable broadcast rights to 4Kids Entertainment’s new series Chaotic, which has also been sold to Jetix Latin America. Chaotic is anticipated to launch on the U.S. block …

MOSCOW, September 6: Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) and Paramount Home Entertainment International (PHEI) have formed a partnership under which Universal Pictures Russia will market and distribute Paramount’s DVD titles in Russia, effective October 2. The agreement includes all releases …

NEW YORK, September 6: For its sixth year on the air, 4Kids TV is positioning itself as “The Game Station”, with its weekly four-hour Saturday morning kids block on FOX set to feature returning favorites as well as three new …

HOLLYWOOD, September 6: The Jim Henson Company and the PBS West Coast flagship station KCET have partnered to produce What’s the Big Idea?, a new educational series beginning production this fall to debut on PBS KIDS in 2008. The series …

NEW YORK, September 5: Comedy Central has promoted Michele Ganeless to president from her previous role as executive VP and general manager. In her new position, based in New York, Ganeless will continue to report to Doug Herzog, the president …

LOS ANGELES, September 5: BET Networks has announced several key hires and promotions in its entertainment division, following a strong summer slate featuring five new original shows and leading up to the launch of ten new series and specials this …

SEATTLE/ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, September 5: Amid its spat with Apple’s iTunes Store, NBC Universal Television has reached a deal to offer up a variety of television content on the digital video download service Amazon Unbox, including new fall NBC series like …