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LONDON, June 11: Virgin Media is set to launch a new channel later this year on its own cable platform and on Freeview, delivering commissioned and acquired entertainment and factual programming. Virgin 1 is expected to launch later this year …

OTTAWA, June 11: The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has cleared CTVglobemedia’s acquisition of CHUM Limited, on the condition that the company dispose of the five Citytv stations in Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver. The Canadian regulator blocked …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, June 11: Fox Television Studios is closing down its British production studio, FtvS-UK, as part of a review of its international operations initiated by new president Emiliano Calemzuk. Calemzuk took over the top job at Fox Television Studios …

LONDON, June 11: ESPN has reached a deal to acquire Cricinfo, the world’s largest cricket website, from The Wisden Group for an undisclosed sum. “Growing our business in the online world is vital for us to serve sports fans," said …

MONTE CARLO, June 11: HBO was awarded the Golden Nymph award during the opening ceremony of the 47th Monte-Carlo Television Festival last night. Prince Albert II, who officially opened the 47th Monte-Carlo Television Festival at the Grimaldi Forum in Monte …

LONDON, June 11: In a digital distribution deal brokered by Huge Entertainment, National Geographic Channel (NGC) content is now available on 4oD, the video-on-demand service from the U.K.’s Channel 4. 4oD will feature up to 80 hours of NGC programming …

COPENHAGEN, June 11: TV 2 Danmark has acquired a stake in Momondo.com, a search tool for finding cheap flights in Europe. The Danish broadcaster says it will use the Momondo acquisition to build the largest travel community in Denmark, with …

PARIS, June 11: The French international news channel France 24 has launched three branded channels—in French, English and Arabic—on the video-sharing platform YouTube. France 24 content on YouTube will include top-rated shows from the service, including the best reports and …

LOS ANGELES, June 11: Fox Soccer Channel has expanded its relationship with England’s Barclays Premier League to cover the exclusive U.S. mobile and Internet highlight rights for the league’s soccer games during the 2007-2008 through 2009-2010 seasons. The new deal …

LOS ANGELES, June 11: Yahoo! has launched omg!, a new celebrity website, with the entertainment TV news show Access Hollywood signing on as the portal’s primary content provider. Access Hollywood will supply omg! with at least five original stories and …