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MUNICH, April 18: ProSiebenSat.1 Group has reached a deal with CBS Paramount International Television to offer a slate of dramas, including NCIS and Medium, on its maxdome video-on-demand portal prior to their linear TV broadcast. The agreement covers the current …

NEW YORK, April 18: At its “First Look” event for advertisers, AOL showcased new programming alliances with Mark Burnett, DreamWorks Animation, Endemol, Madison Road Entertainment, Stone & Co and Telepictures for content that is slated to roll out on the …

CARLSBAD, April 18: Entriq has been commissioned to provide digital rights management solutions to RTL for its new online video-on-demand service. The newly launched RTL NOW! offers viewers in Germany the chance to watch such shows as Deutschland sucht den …

NEW YORK/LONDON/BELGIUM, April 18: The History Channel UK, a joint venture between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB, will launch The History Channel in Belgium on Telenet on May 1. The History Channel in Belgium is an extension of the …

MUNICH, April 18: SevenOne International has sold the U.S. format rights to ProSieben's game show format Beat your Host! to paraMedia inc. to produce through Warner Horizon Television, Warner Bros. Television’s division for unscripted programming, in deal brokered by ICM. …

CANNES, April 18: Irish entertainment network Channel 6 is launching a new late-night erotic programming block this May called 18+ Only. The block will air on Friday nights from 12:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. It launches May 4 with newly …

CANNES, April 18: Granada International has inked a deal to supply more than 400 hours of programming to the newly launched VOD service MegaTV in Korea. Concluded by James Ross, GI’s regional director based in Hong Kong, the deal brings …

CANNES, April 18: At MIPTV, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) announced plans to develop and produce content based on its established franchises for the home-entertainment market, focusing on proven hits with young adult consumers. Jason Weiss, who is driving the new initiative …

SYDNEY/CANNES, April 17: Beyond Distribution has licensed its 13×30-minute animated series Milly, Molly to YLE Finnish Broadcasting Co. and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK), and has also concluded a number of sales for its factual and lifestyle programming. Targeted at children …

CANNES, April 17: In his keynote speech at MIPTV, entitled “Capturing Digital Opportunities: Traditional Media Strikes Back,” Gerhard Zeiler, the CEO of the RTL Group, emphasized the importance for traditional media companies to embrace the digital future. Zeiler laid out …