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LONDON, January 17: The Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING has secured a deal with Disney-ABC International Television for ABC’s The Next Best Thing, to air on LIVING2 early this year. The series sees U.S. comedians—Jeffrey Ross (Comedy Central Roasts, …

TORONTO, January 17: Astral Media has provided C$150,000 to launch a new scholarship program with the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. The Astral Media Emerging Documentary Filmmakers Scholarship Programme will allow 25 up-and-coming filmmakers from Quebec and British Columbia …

KUALA LUMPUR, January 17: The second of two high-definition documentaries produced under a fund established by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) is set to premiere later this month. Malaysia Special: SMART …

PALISADES PARK, January 17: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has secured a number of sales in key international territories for the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards. Among the licensed markets for the two-hour event, which honors the best …

LOS ANGELES, January 17: About 35 percent of Americans have changed their media consumption habits as a result of the Hollywood writers strike, according to a report by the consultancy firm Interpret, and 27 percent are watching less network TV. …

TORONTO, January 17: Portfolio Entertainment has signed deals for the factual series Animal Miracles with ERIKA C.&T., Zonemedia and Entertainment Associates. ERIKA C.&T. picked up the exclusive free-to-air television rights for all 39 one-hour episodes in Italy, while Zonemedia extended …

RESTON, January 17: According to comScore Video Metrix, Americans viewed nearly 9.5 billion online videos in November, with more than 3 billion watched on YouTube and other Google sites, upping the company’s share of the online video market to 31.3 …

NEW YORK/LONDON, January 17: Video ringtone outfit Vringo and Turner Broadcasting System Europe have partnered to enable Vringo subscribers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa to download clips from Cartoon Network and Adult Swim as video ringtones. The 2- …

MUNICH, January 17: Axel Springer has concluded the sale of its 12-percent stake in ProSiebenSat.1 Media to majority owners KKR and Permira. Lavena Holding 5 GmbH, a company controlled by funds advised by KKR and Permira, formerly held approximately 50.7 …

NEW YORK, January 17: Dave Howe, currently the general manager and executive VP of SCI FI Channel, has been named president of the NBC Universal-owned network. Howe will oversee original development, programming and marketing, global brand strategy and market development, …