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SAN FRANCISCO, January 29: VIZ Media will roll out a 52-episode second season of its hit supernatural action-based animated series Bleach on March 1 on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim block. Bleach is based on a best-selling manga graphic novel of …

PARIS, January 29: Elisabeth Murdoch, the CEO and chairman of independent British production outfit Shine, will deliver the keynote speech at the 45th MIPTV featuring MILIA on Monday, April 7. In her speech, titled “Creativity Without Borders,” Murdoch, the chair …

NEW YORK, January 28: MTV Networks Germany has signed a cooperation agreement to promote FunkySexyCool, the global mobile social community for 18-34 year olds, across Germany, Switzerland and Austria on its TV, web and mobile networks. MTVN and FunkySexyCool have …

TOKYO, January 29: News Broadcasting Japan has scored carriage for its crime and suspense network on the country’s largest MSO, Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM). Effective March 1, FOXCRIME will be available on J:COM’s digital broadcasting service J:COM TV Digital1. The channel …

RIO DE JANEIRO, January 29: Globo TV Sports has inked a deal to distribute a package of Brazilian football programming via the Internet and mobile to 51 countries throughout Europe. Under the deal, the 82 games from the Brazilian Magic …

ENGLEWOOD, January 29: Starz Entertainment has ordered its first original drama series, working with Lionsgate for a 13×1-hour show based on the Academy Award-winning feature film Crash. Crash will be co-produced by Lionsgate, with key members of the Oscar-winning theatrical …

PALISADES PARK/LAS VEGAS, January 29: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured a number of sales for Nash Entertainment’s reality series Most Daring, including the U.K., Australia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. AHDI launched the show at the week’s …

LOS ANGELES, January 29: To fill gaps in its schedule in the wake of the writers’ strike, CBS has taken on the new CTV original Canadian drama series with the working title Flashpoint (also known as Sniper), which is currently …

GENEVA, January 29: The music VOD service i-concerts has finalized a deal to launch its HDTV channel on French cable platform Numericable this spring. The 24-hour music channel, produced exclusively in high definition, will make its debut to European cable …

WEST PALM BEACH, January 29: The classic series Baywatch, represented by FremantleMedia, has scored a slot on ION Television, via a deal with distributor Litton Entertainment. The show joins ION’s prime-time lineup on March 3 at 10 p.m., airing Mondays …