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STOCKHOLM, February 28: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has inked an agreement to include the TV2 channel, the TV2 news channel and the TV2 movie channel on Viasat’s DTH satellite pay-TV platform in Norway. The TV2 channel will be …

NEW YORK, February 28: Spanish digital network V-me will debut three new weekly prime-time mini-series in the U.S. to air on Monday nights, beginning March 3 with Treasure Island, distributed by Germany’s SevenOne International. Treasure Island (La isla del tesoro) …

SINGAPORE, February 28: Beginning on March 3, StarHub Digital Cable will add a new 24-hour Mandarin news channel, TVBS-NEWS, to its Chinese Entertainment Basic Group for no additional cost. TVBS-NEWS specializes in global coverage of major news events, with correspondents …

SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG, February 28: GekTV will launch three Mandarin-language STAR channels on its U.S.-based IPTV platform on March 15. The three channels are STAR Chinese Channel, which features entertainment offerings from game shows and talk shows to lifestyle and …

LONDON, February 28: Virgin Media’s fourth-quarter loss increased from last year’s £122.1 million to £163.2 million, but the cable company did lower its full-year loss from £533.9 million in 2006 to £463.5 million and posted significant customer gains. The quad-play …

LONDON, February 28: TCM (Turner Classic Movies) in the U.K. will roll out Gone with the Wind—The Making of the Musical, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at a new British theatre musical adaptation of the classic 1936 novel by Margaret Mitchell. …

BURBANK, February 28: The Disney-ABC Television Group has launched Stage 9 Digital Media to create original new-media content, kicking off with the comedy series Squeegees, which premieres today on ABC.com and YouTube and is being sponsored by Toyota. “An integral …

World Screen Weekly, February 28, 2008 Executive VP, Worldwide Distribution Starz Media Starz Media has been working hard to build its profile internationally since its creation in 2006, when Liberty Media acquired the former IDT Entertainment and made it a …

ENGLEWOOD, February 28: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the exchange of its 16.3-percent stake in News Corporation for a 41-percent stake in The DIRECTV Group as well as regional sports networks in Denver, Pittsburgh and Seattle and $465 million in …

STOCKHOLM, February 28: Sparks Network has announced three new format commissions, including the game show Clueless. Clueless, from ATM Grupa, is being commissioned in its fifth territory in Europe by Czech Television. The channel premiered the format in January in …