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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS/EMERYVILLE, June 14: NBC Universal has reached a deal to launch NBC Sports Mobile on the mobile content provider MobiTV, kicking off today with live coverage of the 2007 U.S. Open Golf tee-off with Tiger Woods. NBC Sports Mobile …

NEW YORK, June 14: News Corporation has announced its intention to sell off nine of its FOX network-affiliated television stations. News Corp. currently owns and operates 35 stations across the U.S. The outlets to be sold are WJW in Cleveland, …

LONDON, June 14: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has promoted Juan Maria Romeu to senior VP and general manager of SPTI Networks Iberia, reporting to Ross Hair, the senior VP of international networks at SPTI. In his new role, Romeu …

NEW YORK, June 14: Liberty Media Corporation and EchoStar Communications Corp. are said to be preparing a joint offer for satellite-communications provider Intelsat, according to The Wall Street Journal. Intelsat is accepting final bids for its sale today and could …

LONDON, June 14: Virgin Media Television (VMtv) has unveiled the initial lineup for its new TV channel Virgin 1, including the forthcoming 13×1-hour U.S. drama The Sarah Connor Chronicles, for premiere this fall. Virgin 1 will launch on its own …

LONDON/SINGAPORE/HONG KONG, June 13: MTV Networks International has launched MTV Switch, a youth-focused, global multiplatform campaign created to help slow down the acceleration of global warming. With a mixture of public-service announcements (PSAs), television programming and online resources, the campaign …

LOS GATOS/NEW YORK, June 13: NBC Universal Digital Studios is producing a series for the online movie rental service Netflix of online webisodes that provide an entertaining take on classic movies. I Love This Movie!, launching later this year, will …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, June 13: Indie film production outfit Killer Films, whose credits include Far From Heaven and Boys Don’t Cry, has signed a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce programming for both broadcast and cable. Killer Films’ …

LOS ANGELES, June 13: The Internet TV platform Veoh Networks has announced that traffic increased 184 percent since its launch in February, with its user base jumping from 4.4 million to 12.5 million as of last month. To date, more …

MIAMI, June 13: Discovery en Espanol will premiere an original documentary, Viviendo En Las Sombras, focusing on the illegal immigration debate, on Sunday, June 24, at 9 p.m. Viviendo En Las Sombras features the real-life profiles of illegal immigrants as …