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STOCKHOLM, December 17: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) CDON e-commerce subsidiary has reached deals to acquire 100 percent of the Finnish online book retailer Helsingin Dataclub Oy and 90.1 percent of the Swedish online children’s clothes retailer Linus & Lotta Postorder …

BURBANK/ISTANBUL, December 14: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has inked a new multi-year distribution agreement with SARAN Media in Turkey, which has acquired the rights across a variety of platforms to current and library feature films, television series and …

PARIS/ROME, December 14: Alcatel-Lucent, 3 Italia and RAI are teaming for the world’s first trials of the DVB-SH standard, which is hoping to deliver more efficient spectrum usage and better reception than previously allowed by mobile-TV platforms. DVB-SH (Digital Video …

TAIPEI, December 14: Taiwanese children’s network YOYO TV has secured a two-year agreement with BabyTV to roll out a commercial-free programming block aimed at preschoolers, YOYO BabyTV, beginning Monday, December 17. YOYO BabyTV will broadcast as a half-hour block from …

SINGAPORE, December 14: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS), the global broadcast and production partner for International Cricket Council (ICC) programming, has issued a call for participation in the tender process for the television broadcast rights to ICC events from 2008 to …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14: Smithsonian Channel is set to air Hidden Armor, Found Treasures, a new three-part series dedicated to examining antique arms, armor and other treasures, throughout December and January. The three half-hour shows will be hosted by Greg …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14: VIZ Media’s new animated football-themed series Eyeshield 21 will launch on December 17 on Toonami Jetstream, the broadband streaming site the company developed in conjunction with Cartoon Network. Eyeshield 21 was adapted from the popular manga …

LONDON, December 14: Zeal Entertainment has announced ten new production deals for the Singing Bee format, including agreements in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia Pacific. European broadcasters that have signed up for adaptations of the format include …

SAN FRANCISCO, December 14: The Independent Television Service (ITVS) has made a significant investment in the four-part religion documentary series The Calling, to be broadcast in 2009 on PBS. The Calling is a 4×1-hour exploration of faith in the U.S., …

EDMONTON, December 14: The recently launched Canadian pay-TV network Super Channel has picked up a number of drama titles from Portman Film & Television. As part of the deal, the British distributor will deliver to Super Channel Kingdom, a Parallel …