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LONDON, July 18: British regulatory authority Ofcom has issued the findings of its inquiry into premium-rate telecoms services, noting that some broadcasters are “in denial” about their responsibilities to viewers. Ofcom initiated the inquiry in March after news broke of …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, July 18: MTV Networks' Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group says it is committed to investing $100 million over the next two years in the development, distribution and creation of casual online gaming titles, sites and platforms. “Across all …

BASKING RIDGE/SAN DIEGO, July 18: Internet TV operator Veoh has launched a dedicated channel on the Verizon Wireless V CAST service featuring the best of its content library, culled from 85,000 video publishers. The “Best of Veoh” video collection on …

HONG KONG, July 18: STAR has formed a joint venture with DIRECTV and BSkyB to invest in the Championship Gaming Series (CGS), an international professional video gaming league. In Asia, CGS will host a series of qualifying events in China, …

NEW YORK, July 18: Sundance Channel has ordered second seasons of the eco-friendly title Big Ideas for a Small Planet, as well as the interstitial series Eco-Biz and Ecoists, and has acquired the U.S. rights to the second season of …

SYDNEY, July 18: E! Networks has reached a deal to provide its entertainment news and lifestyle content to the Australian interactive media company ninemsn, which reaches more than 8 million people in the region. The partnership marks the first time …

MONTREAL, July 17: The popular television franchise The Price is Right will be launched as a video game across all major gaming platforms, per a multi-year, exclusive agreement signed by Ludia, publisher and developer of casual video games, and FremantleMedia. …

SÃO PAULO, July 17: Globo TV International’s telenovela Cabocla has launched in the U.S. on the Miami-based channel GEN-TV. The telenovela premiered yesterday night at 9 p.m. on the channel. GEN-TV is currently broadcasting two other Globo TV International productions, …

LOS ANGELES, July 17: Four series from manga entertainment distributor TOKYOPOP launch on MySpace this week, with new episodes being added weekly for online streaming. The shows are available in a TOKYOPOP-branded section on the social networking site. "TOKYOPOP is …

LONDON, July 17: Mark Freeland has been named the head of comedy for BBC’s Vision Studios, replacing Jon Plowman, who last month announced that he was stepping down after 14 years to return to producing shows for the broadcaster. Freeland’s …