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TEL AVIV/BUENOS AIRES, October 29: Dori Media International (DMI) has finalized an agreement to acquire a 50-percent stake in the Argentinean production company Central Park Productions (CPP) for $1.1 million in cash. CPP has $3.1 million of in debt and …

LONDON, October 29: News Corp.’s FOX International Channels is rolling out FOX Crime in the Baltics and Russia as an 18-hour service dedicated to crime, investigation and mystery. Starting today, FOX Crime can be seen in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. …

LONDON, October 26: Disney Channels UK will launch the new preschool channel Playhouse Disney +, the U.K.’s first twenty-five minute staggercast, on Sky. Beginning October 30, Playhouse Disney + will broadcast to millions of Sky customers alongside sister channel Playhouse …

TOKYO, October 26: Japan’s Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) will launch a new baby-boomer-targeted high-definition channel, Channel Ginga, on nationwide cable television networks and via satellite on e2 by SKY PerfecTV!2. Channel Ginga will feature documentaries, travelogues, history, art, historical and drama …

TOKYO, October 26: The New Media Group (TNMG) will launch up to four of faith-based Trinity Broadcasting Network’s (TBN) channels on its flagship IPTV platform, World-On-Demand, in Japan. The launch of the four channels is slated for late November on …

SINGAPORE, October 26: WOWtv, a broadband entertainment service offering more than 50 streaming channels of programming across all genres, including movie blockbusters, Asian dramas and sports, has debuted in Singapore. WOWtv’s broadband channels can be accessed via four different platforms: …

LONDON, October 26: Virgin Media Television’s male-skewing channel Bravo has commissioned SMG Productions to produce Lawless Britain, a 3×1-hour documentary series that delves into the underbelly of crime in the U.K. Lawless Britain will appear in Bravo’s late-peak schedule in …

LONDON, October 26: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is set to roll out the culinary series Jamie at Home, featuring British chef Jamie Oliver, on DVD throughout Europe and Asia. Beginning October 29, the DVD will be available in the U.K. in …

NEW YORK, October 26: CCI Entertainment and Scholastic Media have partnered to distribute the new 3-D animated comedy Racer Dogs, targeted at kids aged 4 to 8. CCI will be responsible for the worldwide rights outside of the U.S., while …

MUNICH/LONDON, October 26: TV-Loonland has secured a raft of content deals for its one-minute interstitial series The Owl, including a multi-territory agreement with Jetix. Following the recent pick up the series by the BBC, The Owl has scored a series …