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LONDON, July 3: According to the BBC’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2006/2007, 72 percent of audiences said that innovation from the broadcaster was important, but only 51 percent agreed that it is performing well in this area. Launching the …

LONDON, July 3: According to the Guardian, BSkyB is in discussions with Microsoft to make its proposed digital terrestrial television pay-TV service available on PCs. Sky is looking to launch a pay service on Freeview early next year; the proposal …

LONDON, July 3: Speaking at the Royal Television Society, Michael Grade, the executive chairman of ITV, called on broadcasters to remember that maintaining audiences’ trust is key, stating that the call-in scandals that have hit the U.K. reflect a “casual …

MILAN, July 3: Mediaset’s Italia 1 says it has stopped broadcasting World Wrestling Entertainment’s Smackdown!, following the murder-suicide involving WWE star Chris Benoit. Last weekend, Benoit was found dead in his home; authorities ruled that he had committed suicide after …

TEHRAN, July 3: Iran has launched Press TV, a 24-hour English-language satellite television channel to rival international news networks like CNN and BBC World. The state-owned channel will be based in Tehran, according to Reuters, with offices in Washington, London, …

LOS ANGELES, July 3: A Dog’s Breakfast, a dark comedy shot by the cast and crew of the Stargate television series, premieres today on the iTunes Store and on Amazon Unbox. The film, represented worldwide for TV, home video and …

LONDON, July 3: Disney Theatrical Productions—responsible for musicals like The Lion King—will launch a touring stage adaptation of the award-winning Disney Channel original movie High School Musical in the U.K. in January 2008. Produced by Stage Entertainment in cooperation with …

DULLES, July 3: AOL has launched a newly redesigned and enhanced AOL Video portal that includes updated features to make it easier for consumers to find, watch and share more than 20 million videos from across the web. The new …

LOVELAND/HARRINGTON PARK, July 3: Janson Media has reached an exclusive deal to distribute Grizzly Adams Productions’ (GAP) catalogue of family-friendly specials and series to the worldwide television market. The new deal expands upon an existing relationship between the two companies, …

LONDON, July 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has appointed Justin Hatfield as the VP of sales for the U.K., Eire, Benelux and Scandinavia. Hatfield will relocate from Madrid to the U.K. to take up his new role. He was previously the …