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LONDON, September 20: According to a new report released by British media regulatory authority Ofcom, almost 85 percent of U.K. homes now have digital television on their main set, with household takeup of digital television—via Freeview, digital satellite or cable …

VANCOUVER, September 20: Daro Film Distribution has picked up the worldwide distribution rights from Thunderbird Films to the Canadian television movie Menace, which will make its international debut at this year’s MIPCOM. The television movie, also known as To Serve …

BURBANK/DULLES, September 20: Disney-ABC Television Group has reached a deal with AOL to make full-length episodes of ABC prime-time shows available for free the day after their linear broadcast, via a co-branded version of ABC.com’s broadband player on AOL Video. …

NORTH SYDNEY, September 20: Endemol Southern Star has appointed Rory Callaghan to the position of managing director, following the decision by Kris Noble, the current managing director, to step down from a full-time role. Callaghan will assume overall responsibility for …

BURBANK, September 20: NBC.com has launched a new service, "NBC Direct," which will allow users to download and view its popular prime-time and late-night programming on their desktops for up to one week after broadcast. The first version of this …

NEW YORK, September 20: MTV has launched Think.MTV.com in beta today, a new online community dedicated to stimulating youth activism. The online community was founded with the help of financial support and expertise from the Case Foundation, Bill & Melinda …

LONDON, September 20: UKTV is evolving UKTV G2 into Dave, a male-skewing comedy and factual entertainment channel, launching on all digital platforms in the U.K., including Freeview, on October 15. The idea behind the channel’s new name is that “everybody …

NEW YORK, September 20: USA Network has ordered a third season of 16 episodes of its one-hour drama Psych, which became the top-rated new cable show last year. Psych has ratcheted up successful ratings since its debut in the summer …

SAN FRANCISCO, September 20: Virgin America and VH1 have partnered to offer the first inflight on-demand music-video library for U.S. routes to New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Las Vegas. The Virgin America-VH1 music-video library, available on …

TORONTO, September 20: Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group (SPWAG) and the CBC have acquired the international distribution rights to the second season of the Emmy Award-winning ten-hour series The Tudors. SPWAG has agreed to extend its previous license agreement for …