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MEXICO CITY, March 26: TV Azteca has reached a deal to acquire 70 percent of Latitud TV in Guatemala in an agreement that also brings the Mexican broadcaster’s content to Latitud’s UHF channels 31 and 35. The alliance allows TV …

TORONTO, March 26: Canwest-owned Global Television will introduce an array of new programming in May, ranging from dramatic series like Swingtown and Durham County to animated movies like Shark Tale. The slate of new programming is headlined by dramas like …

HONG KONG, March 26: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will stage the 15th CASBAA Convention in Hong Kong from October 28 to 30 with the theme Subscribe to the Future—All Eyes are on Asia. The three-day …

BETHPAGE, March 26: Cablevision Systems has added Starz On Demand and Encore On Demand, featuring first-run, hit and classic movies, to its current SVOD services available to iO TV digital cable customers. Offering more than 150 first-run movies at all …

NEW YORK, March 26: Hallmark Channel has acquired 99 classic family movies, as well as the hit series The Golden Girls, from Disney-ABC Domestic Television, and has a slate of 30 original movies to air throughout the year. Films in …

BUENOS AIRES, March 26: Dori Media is bringing the stars of its hit new telenovela Lalola, Carla Peterson and Luciano Castro, to MIPTV this April. Already a success in Argentina, the series has clocked up sales to more than 30 …

LONDON, March 26: Chello Zone has acquired the cable and satellite rights to a selection of feature films and series from Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution to air on its bouquet of channels—Zone Horror, Zone Reality and Zone Thriller. The …

MONTREAL, March 26: Distraction has added two eco-friendly formats to its current catalogue, Farmers’ Almanac TV and Go For Green!, which will both be available for international buyers at MIPTV in April. Farmers’ Almanac TV is a magazine-style series that …

NEW YORK, March 26: Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, and Comedy Central have launched Southparkstudios.com, featuring free, streaming full-length episodes and clips from all 12 seasons of the show. In the week since South Park …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has promoted Christopher P. Marcich to oversee its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while Michael C. Ellis has been elevated to run the Asia-Pacific activities. Marcich is now …