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MEXICO CITY, September 6: TV Universal de Honduras’s Canal 30 has bagged the rights to air Bellezas Indomables, a new telenovela from Mexico’s TV Azteca. Bellezas Indomables centers around three beautiful and courageous sisters, who, after the death of their …

NEW YORK, September 6: CBS Corporation has reached an agreement to acquire SignStorey, which distributes video programming and advertising content to retail stores, for $71.5 million in cash. Upon completion of the transaction, slated for the fourth quarter of this …

RALEIGH/NEW YORK, September 6: Lulu Enterprises, a North Carolina-based digital marketplace for content owners, has filed a lawsuit against Hulu, the new video destination from News Corporation and NBC Universal, citing “trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade practices and federal …

BURBANK, September 6: In the spring of next year, Warner Bros. Entertainment will launch T-Works, an online destination bringing together all the key characters from the studio’s core animated properties. T-Works, which will be ad supported, marks the first time …

TORONTO, September 5: Canada’s TELETOON is preparing for the October 1 launch of its new digital specialty channel dedicated to classic cartoons, TELETOON Retro. TELETOON Retro will offer a nostalgic throwback to timeless cartoons, including classic characters like Bugs Bunny, …

NEW YORK, September 5: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has inked a licensing deal for the Scripps-owned Fine Living TV Network to air the third season of The Martha Stewart Show in prime time, beginning September 10. The “how-to” series will …

LONDON, September 5: In a multiyear deal, Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has licensed a selection of new and library feature films and series to Croatian broadcaster Nova TV. Nova TV, owned by Central European Media Enterprises, has picked up …

ENGLEWOOD, September 5: Starz Entertainment has begun production on two original comedy series, Hollywood Residential and the second season of Head Case, for premiere in January 2008. The short-form comedy series Head Case, which premiered in April, will expand to …

ATLANTA, September 5: Cartoon Network New Media has announced plans to launch Master Control, a 15-week multiplatform initiative that gives kids control over what shows will air in the after-school block on Cartoon Network and help build an online fan …

LONDON, September 5: 2waytraffic International has announced that its game-show format Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has relaunched on the Nine Network in Australia, following an 18-month hiatus. The series will launch with a one-hour special before airing in …