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LAS VEGAS, May 7: The lesbian-and-gay-targeted U.S. network here! will soon be available as a premium subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service on Comcast Cable. here! initially launched on Comcast in 2005 as a transactional VOD service for $3.99 per title. As …

SINGAPORE, May 7: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has announced that Singaporean media companies clinched $128 million worth of co-production and distribution deals at MIPTV, doubling the US$54 million secured at MIPCOM 2006. In terms of co-production deals, …

NEW YORK, May 7: Sesame Workshop has secured new terrestrial broadcast deals for Elmo’s World and Plaza Sésamo  in Latin America via its agent for the region, HOLA Entertainment. Sesame Workshop reached an agreement with HOLA Entertainment in the fall …

LONDON, May 7: World Media Rights (WMR) has acquired the complete catalogue and production business of Nugus/Martin Productions, which totals more than 800 programs and 3,000 hours of archive footage dating back to 1895. WMR will be investing in future …

PHILADELPHIA, May 7: PBS KIDS Sprout is adding the original afternoon block The Let's Go Show to its lineup on June 25, featuring an emphasis on encouraging preschoolers to ask questions, be curious about the world around them and participate …

SAN MATEO, May 7: Universal Studios is working with the mobile entertainment company I-play for a streaming video service offering the most memorable scenes from its catalogue of blockbuster movies to mobile subscribers in the U.S. Movie Minutes delivers scenes …

LOS ANGELES, May 7: The digital packaging firm Ubiquity Partners has reached an exclusive partnership with Twisted Pictures—producer of the Saw horror-movie franchise—and the male-skewing online entertainment channel Break.com for the development of The Internet Killer, an online series of …

NEW YORK, May 7: NBC Universal and Viacom are supporting journalist Robert Tur’s copyright infringement suit against YouTube, which is also facing a class-action lawsuit filed by English football’s Premier League and U.S. independent music publisher Bourne Co. According to …

LOS ANGELES, May 7: LATV Networks, a new Hispanic-targeted bilingual music/entertainment network distributed via digital multicast, has added six new affiliates to its network. The six new affiliates include: WSJP (The CW) Puerto Rico; KVIA (ABC) El Paso; KRNV (NBC) …

WEST PALM BEACH/CHICAGO/NEW YORK, May 7: ION Media Networks has reached a deal for Citadel Investment Group to take a majority stake in the broadcast group, in a deal worth $173 million, with NBC Universal maintaining a minority interest. ION …