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STUDIO CITY, January 3: Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of the Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has reached an agreement with the National Interfaith Cable Coalition (NICC) to settle outstanding claims relating to NICC’s equity interest in Crown Media …

LOS ANGELES, January 2: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is maintaining its efforts to strike new contracts with individual production houses, after confirming an agreement with Worldwide Pants last week that allows the writing staff on The Late Show …

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 2: The Federal Communication Commission has cleared Citadel Investment Group’s (CIG) acquisition of a majority stake in ION Media Networks, denying a complaint by investors attempting to block the deal. The FCC has cleared the way for …

NEW YORK, January 2: EchoStar Communications Corporation has separated into two publicly listed companies, one focused on its DISH Network satellite broadcasting business and the other holding its set-top box business and other assets. EchoStar Communications Corporation will retain the …

NEW YORK, January 2: Private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners is purchasing eight FOX network affiliated television stations owned and operated by News Corporation, for approximately $1.1 billion in cash. The stations include KDVR in Denver, Colorado; KSTU in …

ARLINGTON, January 2: According to new research by the trade organization Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), more than 50 percent of U.S. households now own a digital television set (DTV), with manufacturers to post an 11-percent revenue growth to more than …

HONG KONG, January 2: National Geographic Channels International’s (NGCI) 24-hour wildlife channel Nat Geo Wild has launched on Hong Kong Cable Television. Nat Geo Wild is broadcast in both English and Cantonese languages, making it the only channel from NGCI …

SINGAPORE, January 2: SingTel has announced that its pay-TV service mio TV will debut the new Chinese drama The Pye-Dog, starring Eason Chan, on January 10, the same day that the movie is slated to roll out in cinemas in …

BUENOS AIRES, January 2: Telefe International will head to NATPE stocked with a catalogue of formats, telenovelas and comedies, highlighted by a new as-yet-untitled prime-time offering starring Facundo Arana. Arana will be joined by Mónica Antonopulos for the 150×1-hour telenovela, …

BURBANK, January 2: BBC Motion Gallery, the stock footage division of BBC Worldwide and the exclusive global representative for the CBS News Archive, has licensed archival CBS News footage for use in Universal Pictures’ new feature film Charlie Wilson’s War. …