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LONDON, January 7: News Corporation’s Fox International Channels (FIC) has acquired a controlling stake in Real Estate TV (RETV), a British channel that is focused on buying, selling and property investment. RETV will continue to be led by managing director …

LOS ANGELES, January 7: Ovation TV, the recently re-launched 24-hour U.S. cable network devoted exclusively to the arts and personal creativity, has acquired Universal Music Group’s (UMG) International Music Feed (IMF), a 24-hour music-television network which combines the best of …

ENGLEWOOD, January 7: U.S. satellite platform DISH Network is freezing the prices for its most popular programming packages until February 2009, and is ramping up its HD offerings. The price freeze includes the popular DishDVR Advantage package, which includes the …

ENGLEWOOD/MERIDIAN, January 7: Liberty Media Corporation has acquired a controlling stake in the sports nutrition electronic retailer Bodybuilding.com. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Liberty’s interest in Bodybuilding.com will be attributed to the Liberty Interactive group, which includes interests …

ALVISO, January 7: TiVo will soon expand its Season Pass feature to include online video, allowing subscribers to watch a variety of video content from the web on their television sets. Using Real Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, the TiVo set-top …

NEW YORK, January 4: Food Network has inked a three-year deal for Alton Brown to produce new seasons of Good Eats and Iron Chef America, as well as assorted specials. Additionally, Brown will produce a new season of the limited …

NEW YORK, January 4: 4Kids Entertainment’s new animated series Dinosaur King has been picked up by broadcasters across Europe, including Jetix. In addition to Jetix, which will air the series in the U.K., Scandinavia and Spain, the series has been …

MEXICO CITY, January 4: Televisa Internacional, previously known as Televisa Estudios, is heading to NATPE with a range of programs, including digital and HDTV offerings, formats and co-productions, among others. In the drama category, Televisa is offering up SOS—Sex and …

BOSTON, January 4: APT Worldwide has made broadcast deals on its high-definition nature series Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe with channels in Hong Kong and Switzerland. TVB licensed the free-TV rights for Hong Kong, while SF took the …

BRUSSELS, January 4: The European Commission is encouraging content owners, telcos and Internet service providers to work together to enhance the availability of audiovisual offerings online, while at the same time protecting intellectual property rights. The Commission wants European Union …