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LOS ANGELES, October 31: Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) resumed today to hammer out a new contract, ahead of the expiration of the current contract at midnight tonight. …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 31: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announced a new rule that prevents cable platforms from signing exclusivity deals with apartment buildings. The move is intended to help lower cable rates for the nearly 30 percent of …

HONG KONG, October 31: A new report from the Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) and Standard Chartered Bank has found that piracy has cost the pay-TV industry in Asia $1.54 billion in lost revenues, up from $1.13 …

BRISTOL/BASKING RIDGE/SAN DIEGO, October 31: ESPN Mobile TV, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA have teamed up to air National Basketball Association (NBA) games live on Verizon’s V CAST Mobile TV for the first time, beginning today. The NBA 2007-2008 season …

SINGAPORE, October 31: This year’s Asia Media Festival (AMF), to be held in Singapore from November 14 to December 4, has announced that some 5,400 participants are set to attend, a 16-percent increase from last year. The total number of …

LONDON, October 31: The FA has concluded a range of new global broadcast deals for FA Cup and England matches, worth more than $300 million for the four-year period from 2008 to 2012. The identity of the successful bidders will …

LONDON, October 31: In a four-year deal, IMG Media has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent to represent the television rights to women’s tennis matches from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour throughout the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East …

SINGAPORE, October 31: Indian broadcaster New Delhi Television (NDTV) will launch its two 24-hour flagship English-language channels—NDTV 24×7 and NDTV Profit—in Singapore on SingTel’s new pay-TV platform, mioTV. The new channels will be available on mioTV starting tomorrow. NDTV 24×7 …

TORONTO, October 31: Peace Arch Entertainment Group will highlight a record number of feature films at the AFM this week, headlined by Winged Creatures, starring Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. Peace Arch will be showcasing selected scenes …

NEW YORK, October 31: 4Kids Entertainment has licensed its 3-D, CGI-animated series Viva Piñata to several global broadcasters, including Mexico’s Televisa and a number of networks in Asia. Additional broadcasters include TV3 (New Zealand), Animax (South Korea), Momo Kids TV …