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HOLLYWOOD, April 9: International Broadcast Communications (IBC) will offer Popular Art Entertainment’s Going Wild with Jeff Corwin and Animal Legends for distribution at MIPTV, two series that have previously aired on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. IBC will make …

LONDON, April 9: Galleon Entertainment is looking to secure online, mobile and TV broadcast deals for Apollo's Pad, its 52×5-minute multiplatform animated series for 16- to 34-year-olds, at MIPTV. Currently in production, Apollo's Pad is scheduled for launch online, on …

CUPERTINO, April 9: Apple has sold its 100 millionth iPod, it was announced today, five and a half years since the device hit the market. Launched in November 2001, the iPod is now the fastest-selling music player in history, Apple …

TORONTO, April 9: CTVglobemedia has reached a deal to offload several channels from CHUM—which it is in the process of acquiring—including SexTV and the A-Channel local stations, to Rogers Media for C$137.5 million ($119.4 million) in cash. The deal covers …

LOS ANGELES, April 9: Endemol USA has inked a first-look deal to produce original content for Break.com, an online entertainment channel for men that has a user base of about 16 million. This marks the first time that Endemol USA …

NEW YORK, April 9: Video content from Warner Music Group (WMG) artists will be available on Joost, with the new Internet TV platform set to offer a range of WMG channels tagged to a particular artist, genre or record label. …

LOS ANGELES, April 9: The 24-hour French-language channel TV5Monda USA is expanding its kids’ offerings with new afternoon block featuring both animated and live-action fare. Launching this week, the new block will initially feature Potlach la ferme (The Farm Potlach) …

PALO ALTO, April 6: Azureus, a peer-to-peer application provider, has unveiled Vuze, a new broadband entertainment platform featuring content from around the world, including the U.S. premiere of the BBC television series Sorted, which will be offered in HD. In …

TORONTO, April 6: According to Peace Arch Entertainment Group, its new series The Tudors generated record audiences for Showtime in the U.S. earlier this week, drawing 869,000 viewers on its debut outing, and 404,000 for its 11 p.m. encore airing, …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS, April 6: DISCOP has announced the creation of DISCOPRO, a new day-long conference and networking event dedicated to co-production opportunities in the Central and Eastern European region that will take place on June 19, the eve of this …