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SINGAPORE, March 12: According to a new Frost & Sullivan report, the mobile-video-services market in 12 Asia-Pacific countries, excluding Japan, earned revenues of more than $440 million in 2007 and is projected to reach $1.88 billion by the end of …

SÃO PAULO, March 12: Globosat has announced that Premier Football Club (PFC), its dedicated Brazilian football channel, will debut in Nigeria this month on Trend TV. With only one year since its launch, PFC is already available in the U.S. …

CANNES, March 11: Didier Lombard, the chairman and CEO of France Telecom, has been tapped to deliver a keynote address entitled “Inventing a New Media TV Experience,” on Wednesday, April 9, at the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA. In his keynote, …

LONDON, March 11: ITV Worldwide’s president and managing director, Peter Iacono has announced a proposal to combine the company’s distribution arm, Granada International, and its merchandising and licensing unit, Granada Ventures, into one unified business. If the proposals move ahead, …

SYDNEY, March 11: The Nine Network and Southern Star International have teamed up to purchase Kids Like Us, the production company responsible for the hit Australian children’s television series Hi-5. The acquisition is effective immediately. To date, 435 half-hour episodes …

NEW YORK, March 11: LimeLife and NBC Universal have teamed up to launch Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal, a mobile-game extension for NBC’s long-running crime drama. Law & Order: Celebrity Betrayal will draw players into a complex murder mystery where …

BELFAST/NEW YORK, March 11: Next month, BBC Two Northern Ireland is set to debut Sesame Tree, a new-media project aimed at encouraging children to explore and appreciate the world around them. Launching on April 5 and 6 at 7:15 a.m., …

MAINZ, March 11: Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP) has inked a deal with ZDF Enterprises for the exclusive licensing and merchandising rights to the hit Australian live-action property H2O—Just Add Water in the U.K. and France. NVCP will represent …

TORONTO, March 11: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the award-winning feature film A Lobster Tale, and will launch the title on the international market at MIPTV. The company has already concluded sales of the …

NEW YORK, March 11: 4Kids Entertainment has licensed its animated adventure series Chaotic to broadcasters in Europe, Australia and Asia. Scheduled to launch this spring, Chaotic has bulked up its roster of broadcasters with TEN Network in Australia, RTBF in …