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LONDON, July 3: Speaking at the Royal Television Society, Michael Grade, the executive chairman of ITV, called on broadcasters to remember that maintaining audiences’ trust is key, stating that the call-in scandals that have hit the U.K. reflect a “casual …

TORONTO, July 2: Rogers Communications has offered to offload its OMNI stations in Vancouver and Winnipeg in order to gain approval for its bid to acquire the Citytv stations. According to the Globe and Mail, Rogers made its offer to …

SYDNEY, July 2: Australia’s Network TEN has secured the first-run rights to new U.S. series from Twentieth Century Fox and NBC Universal, including the sitcom Back to You and the drama Life. The new Twentieth Century Fox series premiering on …

SEATTLE, July 2: Prom Queen, a short-form web series developed by Michael Eisner’s digital media studio Vuguru, is now available as a full-length, commercial-free download exclusively on Amazon Unbox. Amazon Unbox is a digital video download service that offers more …

ATLANTA, July 2: This fall, Cartoon Network in the U.S. will launch Out of Jimmy's Head, a live-action series based on Re-Animated, the channel’s hit original movie last year. Out of Jimmy's Head continues the adventures of Jimmy Roberts and …

NEW YORK/SEATTLE, July 2: FremantleMedia and mobile entertainment developer Mobliss have announced that their comedy channel, Atomic Wedgie, currently only available on Sprint in the U.S., will launch on the mobile operator Helio this month. Atomic Wedgie offers hours of …

BURBANK, July 2: In a new multiyear deal brokered by Warner Bros. Consumer Products (WBCP), Mattel has been named the master toy licensee for the complete DC Comics property portfolio, which includes classic characters such as Superman and Batman. Under …

CULVER CITY, July 2: Sony Pictures Television has announced that the Emmy Award-winning HBO comedy The Larry Sanders Show will be available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store, starting today. The new offering on iTunes, Not Just the …

LONDON, July 2: The BBC has secured the broadcast rights to Entertainment Rights’ new Postman Pat series, which is due to air on the CBeebies channels and the CBeebies block on BBC Two in late 2008. Postman Pat has been …

LONDON, July 2: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced a raft of deals for its drama, comedy and factual catalogues that were concluded at DISCOP, totaling more than 260 hours of programming to more than 15 broadcasters across Eastern Europe. Broadcasters …