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BURBANK, October 25: Through a deal with the Associated Press, NBC Universal has tapped AP Images as the exclusive third-party distribution outlet in the U.S. and Mexico—and a non-exclusive outlet throughout much of the world—for its archival television photos. Under …

HILVERSUM, October 24: 2waytraffic International has shored up deals for its young-adult-skewing interactive game-show format TXTC with Greece’s Mega Channel and TV Channel Russia. TXTC, targeted at teenagers and under-25s, pits two teams against each other to challenge their texting …

LOS ANGELES, October 24: Debmar-Mercury has secured the worldwide television distribution rights to the best-selling Hasbro brand Trivial Pursuit, and will partner with the toys and games giant to deliver a first-run half-hour TV version of the classic board game. …

NEW YORK, October 24: Sandra Carter Global (SCG) has tapped Library Media Solutions (LMS) to expand its in-flight entertainment business. Through this agreement, LMS will work with Sandra Carter Global in full representation and marketing of the distributor’s range of …

HONG KONG, October 24: STAR has made several key appointments for its programming and production team, including naming Todd Lituchy as president of entertainment. Based in Hong Kong, Lituchy will oversee STAR’s program planning, production, network creative services, research and …

NEW YORK/LONDON, October 24: Lion Television has restructured its management team, with Tony Tackaberry promoted to CEO of the company, based in the U.S., and Tracy Green taking on an expanded role within Lion's parent company, All3Media in the U.K. …

BURBANK, October 24: In a federal court in Los Angeles today, DIC Entertainment lodged a suit against the Troll Company (TC), alleging “claims of fraud in the inducement and negligent misrepresentation” in connection with its deals for the original Good …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 24: The U.S. and some of its key trade partners, including the European Union, Mexico and Japan, are set to begin working together to hammer out a new agreement aimed at reducing counterfeiting and piracy around the …

MIAMI, October 24: As part of its “Green Is Universal” eco-friendly initiative kicking off next month, NBC Universal has unveiled plans to debut more than 150 hours of environmentally-themed content encompassing all of its divisions across multiple platforms. The green-themed …

NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, October 24: The Nielsen Company and Google have entered into a multi-year, strategic relationship that aims to provide detailed data to advertisers on how and when their campaigns are being viewed, and the kinds of audiences they …