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NORTH BAY VILLAGE, April 13: Atlantic Broadband, a cable platform that services customers in Florida, Maryland/Delaware, South Carolina and Western Pennsylvania, has added Caracol Television Internacional to its Mundo Latino Spanish-language service. In addition to its slate of Colombian novelas, …

NEW YORK, April 12: Universal Pictures has renewed its output deal with HBO in the U.S., agreeing to a long-term extension with the subscription pay service. The deal keeps Universal films on HBO well into the next decade, the two …

LONDON, April 12: Outright Distribution has closed a finished program and format option deal on It’s Me or the Dog with Animal Planet in the U.S. Animal Planet Media has licensed the first three seasons of It’s Me Or The …

LONDON, April 12: Sony Pictures Television International has signed a deal with VirginMega in France to make movies and TV shows available on an online VOD basis, and is adding content to the Alice broadband IPTV service. Virgin Stores, a …

HILVERSUM, April 12: Telescreen’s classic property Alfred J. Kwak, licensed into more than 85 territories since its 1989 debut, has generated new interest ahead of MIPTV, with YLE2 in Finland renewing its rights to two seasons of 52 half-hour episodes. …

SANTA MONICA, April 12: Lionsgate is making a determined play for the Christian entertainment market in the U.S., securing a DVD deal with leading Christian publisher Thomas Nelson and acquiring three faith-based documentary titles. Thomas Nelson becomes the exclusive distributor …

CALGARY, April 12: CCI Releasing is making more than 50 hours of kids’, documentary and lifestyle programming available in the U.S. and Canada via the MoboVivo WebStore, which offers up content for mobile and portable devices. The programs include the …

NEW YORK, April 12: Bravo is shifting its focus to the 18-49 demographic from the 25 to 54 set and is bolstering its original programming slate with new shows like Hey Paula, featuring American Idol judge Paula Abdul. Bravo currently …

LONDON, April 12: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has promoted Bhavneet Singh to senior VP and managing director of its emerging markets group, reporting directly to COO Alex Ferrari. In his new role, based in London, Singh will be responsible for …

LOS ANGELES, April 12: Kimora Lee Simmons, fashion designer, former model and the ex-wife of music industry mogul Russell Simmons, will be featured in a new weekly reality series on The Style Network, with the working title Kimora, debuting this …