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BEIJING, November 8: In an effort to curb the rampant DVD piracy in China, Warner Home Video (WHV) has inked a deal to sell “competitively priced” DVDs from Paramount and DreamWorks Animation on the mainland, beginning this month. WHV will …

STUDIO CITY, November 8: Crown Media Holdings’ third-quarter loss has fallen from $84.3 million last year to $37.8 million, with a 17-percent gain in net revenue to $55.3 million, led by increases in advertising and subscriber fee revenues for the …

BURBANK, November 8: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) has entered into an agreement to acquire TT Games, a British game developer and publisher. “TT Games is very successful and respected in the game development and publishing world,” said Barry …

LOS ANGELES, November 8: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel for babies and toddlers, has entered into carriage agreements with Panama’s CTV Telecom and Columbus Communications Trinidad to expand the service into Central America and the Caribbean. CTV will offer …

NEW YORK, November 8: Verizon FiOS TV has added Discovery Channel HD to its high-definition lineup, with plans to include HD simulcasts of TLC, Animal Planet and The Science Channel next year. The new offerings join Discovery’s standalone high-definition service, …

SINGAPORE, November 7: Reed Exhibitions has announced that 85 percent of buyers attending the Asia Television Forum (ATF) this year have confirmed their participation at next year’s edition, which will move from the Shangri-La Hotel to the Suntec International Convention …

PARIS, November 7: The 24-hour French international news channel France 24 has expanded its distribution by inking new carriage agreements with operators across Europe. In Eastern Europe, France 24 has finalized ten distribution agreements via cable and MMDS to extend …

SINGAPORE, November 7: Discovery Networks Asia and Reader’s Digest Asia have partnered to launch Discovery Channel Magazine, a bi-monthly publication set to roll out in the region beginning February 22, 2008. Discovery Channel Magazine will debut with an initial circulation …

LONDON, November 7: Virgin Media Television’s entertainment channel Virgin1 is set to launch a 13×1-hour high-definition music series, Virgin1 Presents…, featuring concerts from across the U.K. The deal with Music Engine Productions (MEP) will see the concerts premiere on Virgin1 …

TORONTO, November 7: At the AFM, Peace Arch Entertainment Group has inked theatrical distribution deals for three feature films, as well as a raft of international broadcast and DVD agreements. Peace Arch has closed broadcast and DVD agreements on a …