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NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, June 1: EMI Music, Google and YouTube have inked a deal that will give users of the popular video-sharing website access to videos and recordings from the label’s artists, including those featured in user-generated content. YouTube users …

NEW YORK, June 1: SCI FI Channel’s cult hit drama Battlestar Galactica will end its run after its 22-episode fourth season, which premieres in November. Executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick issued a joint statement noting: "This show …

LOS ANGELES, June 1: MTV Networks-owned Neopets.com, a youth community and online virtual world, will launch the first series of animated Neopets Mini-Shows on Nickelodeon, beginning June 23. The Mini-Shows will air in between Nickelodeon programming and reveal pivotal story …

PHILADELPHIA, June 1: SIVOO Internet TV Network, which specializes in delivering multicultural on-demand entertainment programming, has secured the exclusive broadcast and distribution rights for the 22nd annual Miss Asian America Pageant, and has also reached additional content deals with World …

TORONTO, June 1: Iman, a supermodel and the wife of David Bowie, will host Project Runway Canada, which is scheduled to premiere on Slice network in Canada this fall. Produced by Insight Production Company, Project Runway Canada is the Canadian …

STOCKHOLM, June 1: Sparks Network has added two new members to its global format exchange collective: Germany’s Janus Entertainment—replacing MME Moviement—and Imagic in the Middle East. The independent producer Janus Entertainment has produced shows such as We are Family for …

PARIS, June 1: The luxury HD network LUXE.TV has launched a dedicated channel on YouTube offering teasers of upcoming programs and a selection of its premium content. LUXE.TV is the first international television network dedicated exclusively to the world of …

STOCKHOLM, June 1: Mobile content provider Kamera has concluded a new deal with mobile value-added services outfit IMImobile for the distribution of its comedy channel Vidiots into multiple territories. IMImobile will handle the distribution of Vidiots into India, Bangladesh, Sri …

MIAMI, June 1: Viacom-owned MTV Networks Argentina has announced several key appointments within its new digital media division. Juan Ramiro Fernandez has been named to position of director for digital media for Nickelodeon Latin America and wireless business development for …

LONDON, May 31: DLT Entertainment has acquired the U.K. format rights to Miss Ability, a beauty pageant that originally aired in the Netherlands focusing on women with physical disabilities. The original Dutch version of Miss Ability broadcast in the Netherlands …