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KNOXVILLE, August 7: Scripps Networks Interactive has appointed Jody Jones as its senior VP, where she will oversee the day-to-day operations of Scripps Networks’ lifestyle websites and broadband channels, reporting to the interactive group’s president, Deanna Brown. Among the properties …

HELSINKI/REDWOOD, August 6: Nokia has licensed Microsoft’s PlayReady digital rights management (DRM) technology for use in its S60 and Series 40 mobile device platforms in a bid to expand the use of wireless content worldwide. PlayReady is a new content …

NEW DELHI, August 6: India’s Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared Television Eighteen Group’s (TV18) acquisition of a 50-percent stake in MTV Networks India for Rs. 200 crore ($50 million), local press reports indicate. The move comes after Viacom’s …

SEOUL, August 6: Korean broadband operator KT has announced the commercial launch of its online on-demand platform Mega TV, with content protection solutions being provided by NDS, delivering programming from the terrestrial TV broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS. NDS VideoGuard …

SINGAPORE, August 6: In an effort to boost the production of animated short films in Singapore, the Singapore Film Society (SFS) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have launched the Animated Short Film Initiative (ASFI). The initiative encourages …

LONDON, August 6: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) will launch TVComedyClassics.com, a new web portal that will make a selection of comedy programming from its archives available to consumers for download to own or rent. Launching this month, TVComedyClassics is powered by …

AMSTERDAM, August 6: National Geographic Channels International has acquired Camels, Courts, and Concubines: The Adventures of Ibn Battutah, a three-part travelogue from Endemol International following in the footsteps of Ibn Battutah, a pioneering 14th century Moroccan scholar. The series begins …

NEW YORK, August 6: New York-based Animation Collective and Canada’s Fatkat Studios are working together on a new 26×30-minute animated series, Three Delivery, set in Chinatown and slated to air on Nicktoons Network, YTV and the BBC. The series was …

NEW YORK, August 6: The International Fight League and Alfred Haber Distribution today announced that STAR in Asia will carry IFL programming on its STAR Sports platform, available in over 50 countries to a viewership of more than 300 million. …

LONDON, August 6: Discovery Networks UK has launched two new on-demand mobile TV channels for its linear networks Discovery Turbo and Animal Planet on Vodafone and Orange. Both Discovery Turbo and Animal Planet mobile TV are also available on subscription …