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LOS ANGELES, November 21: CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves and Warner Bros. Entertainment’s chairman and CEO Barry Meyer have sent letters out to their employees updating them on the status of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike …

LOS ANGELES, November 21: Sunday’s 9 p.m. airing of the serial-killer drama Dexter brought in 1.23 million viewers, making it the most-watched episode ever for a Showtime series. Viewership for the episode grew 41 percent from the previous week, according …

SINGAPORE, November 21: The inaugural Asia Factual Forum, held at the River View Hotel in Singapore from November 25 to 27, will close with a special “Close Up With Ruby Yang” session, accompanied by a screening of the director’s award-winning …

LUANDA/MAPUTO/PARIS, November 21: Eurochannel will roll out in Africa for the first time as part of the basic bouquet of both TV Cabo Angola and TV Cabo Mozambique. TV Cabo is a cable television and high-speed Internet service in Angola …

LONDON, November 21: The History Channel UK has reached an agreement to launch The History Channel and Crime & Investigation Network on Top Up TV Anytime in the U.K. on Friday, November 23. The two channels will be available to …

LONDON, November 21: Parthenon Entertainment has sold the children’s drama series Roman Mysteries to German public broadcaster ARD. The deal was brokered between Parthenon and Telepool, a German and European distribution company specializing in cinema and television. ARD acquired the …

LONDON, November 21: The U.K.’s Virgin Media has inked a deal with CBS Paramount International Television to make hundreds of hours of programming from the various Star Trek franchises available on-demand. Virgin Media had already picked up the Star Trek …

LONDON, November 21: The male-skewing British channel Dave, re-launched from UKTV G2 in October, has garnered successful ratings among the 16-to-44 male demographic. One of nine channels from UKTV, Dave has established itself as the number one channel of choice …

ATLANTA, November 21: Cartoon Network’s new original animated series Chowder has brought ratings and delivery growth across kids’ demos for its Fried Dynamite Friday night prime-time block. The animated half-hour program has increased delivery and ratings among kids aged 6 …

SANTA MONICA, November 21: The Game Factory has released Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity for Nintendo Wii, the second video game based on the animated action-adventure kids’ TV series Code Lyoko. Developed by Neko Entertainment, Code Lyoko: Quest For Infinity …