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SINGAPORE/MUMBAI, May 10: BBC Global Channels has signed on IPTV player India On Line Broadband (IOL) as a distribution partner for its new Indian services BBC Entertainment and CBeebies. The two newly launched networks initially launched on Tata-Sky’s DTH platform. …

LONDON, May 10: Five Life has unveiled a new daytime programming lineup that will premiere this summer. Five Life will start the mornings with the children’s strand Milkshake! from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Then the channel will air specially …

LUCERNE, May 10: On the final evening of the 47th edition of the Rose d’Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland, seven Golden Roses were awarded, with U.K. productions dominating the group of winners and Croatian and Welsh-language drama series scoring wins …

TORONTO, May 10: Peace Arch Entertainment has agreed to acquire California-based DVD distributor Trinity Home Entertainment for approximately $10 million. Under the terms of the deal, Peace Arch will acquire all of the shares of Trinity for $9.5 million in …

NEW YORK/LONDON, May 10: European digital film distributor Arts Alliance Media (AAM) has reached a deal to acquire New York-based home entertainment outfit Hart Sharp Video. The venture, which develops, acquires, markets and distributes films, for DVD, theatrical release and …

MEXICO CITY, May 9: TV Azteca has secured deals in 15 markets in Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America for its series Man Wanted. Airing on TV Azteca’s Channel 13, the series has achieved 16 rating points and 35-percent …

BURBANK, May 9: Brett Bouttier has been promoted to the newly created position of senior VP of digital at Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG), reporting to Craig Hunegs, the executive VP of business management at WBTVG. In the new role, …

STUDIO CITY, May 9: Robert Norris has been appointed as the executive in charge of production at Phil Gurin’s The Gurin Company. Prior to The Gurin Company, Norris worked with established companies like Don Mischer Productions, Magical Elves, Done and …

NEW YORK, May 9: With third quarter revenues up 21 percent to $7.5 billion, News Corporation has posted an improved profit of $871 million, a 6-percent gain on the same period last year. Commenting on the results, chairman and CEO …

BURBANK, May 9: For the second quarter of this year, The Walt Disney Company’s profits rose 27 percent to $931 million, despite revenues remaining flat at $8.1 billion. "I'm pleased to report another excellent quarter, with double digit increases in …