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LOS ANGELES, April 3: The Hispanic-targeted music/entertainment digital multicast network LATV has added five further stations to its affiliate list ahead of its April 23 launch. The new LATV affiliates that will be broadcasting the network via digital multicast are: …

SEOUL, April 3: Pandora.TV, South Korea’s largest online video site, has completed a Series B financing round of US$10 million led by DCM (formerly Doll Capital Management), a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm. Existing investors Altos Ventures, STIC International and …

BASKING RIDGE/BEVERLY HILLS, April 3: Prom Queen, the inaugural production from ex-Disney chief Michael Eisner’s new digital studio Vuguru, will be carried on all of Verizon’s platforms in the U.S., including mobile, online and pay TV. Prom Queen, created specifically …

LOS ANGELES, April 3: MarVista Entertainment has licensed its prime-time teen drama series Beyond the Break to the pan-Asian general entertainment channel STAR World, and has clinched a deal in Latin America for its CGI kids’ series The Zula Patrol. …

LONDON, April 3: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed a number of its hit international formats to broadcasters in Greece, including Got Talent, Betty La Fea, The X Factor, Let’s Make A Deal and Distraction. Antenna in Greece has acquired the …

ENGLEWOOD/MOUNTAIN VIEW, April 3: Google is teaming with EchoStar Communications Corporation to sell advertising time on DISH Network's 125 national satellite networks. Google will have access to a portion of DISH Network's advertising inventory that spans across all channels and …

TORONTO, April 3: Shaftesbury Sales Company has completed a new round of international deals for its 52×30-minute live action family-comedy series Life with Derek, including a renewal of the third season by Disney Channels in the U.S., Italy, Germany, Latin …

CHICAGO, April 2: The Tribune Company, which owns 23 TV stations in the U.S., among other assets, has accepted an $8.2 billion takeover offer from Sam Zell, a real-estate tycoon who has never run a newspaper. The 160-year-old media conglomerate …

WASHINGTON, DC, April 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is launching a new channel, Nat Geo Adventure. This new channel will concentrate on high-energy exploration and adventure programming and aims to engage young backpackers and travelers craving edgy content that …

LOS ANGELES, April 2: Promax/BDA has added the director John Waters and the fashion designer Kenneth Cole to its lineup of speakers at the 52nd annual North American conference at the New York Hilton, joining the previously announced keynote speaker, …