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DENVER, March 30: Thought Equity Motion, a supplier of online motion content licensing and management services, has secured a deal with HBO to make The March of Time Collection, an exclusive library of historic film footage from the famous newsreel …

LONDON, March 30: Independent production and distribution company DLT Entertainment has secured the international rights outside of the U.S. to 81×30-episodes of WealthTrack—a series that advises viewers on financial investments. DLT Entertainment will distribute WealthTrack at MIPTV next month alongside …

MUNICH, March 29: SevenOne International has sold the format to ProSieben’s hit game show Beat Your Host! to the U.K., Sweden and Finland, in a deal with Zodiak Television. Zodiak will produce the show using its own local production companies: …

NEW YORK/LONDON, March 29: The History Channel has launched a direct-to-consumer mobile service in the U.K., delivering the network’s content to viewers via WAP for the first time, with localized versions of the channel’s mobile service rolling out in Europe, …

LONDON, March 29: Howard Litton has been promoted to senior VP and managing director of Nickelodeon UK from his previous role as senior VP, general manager and director of channels. Litton will be responsible for all of Nickelodeon UK’s operations, …

LONDON, March 29: Turner Broadcasting Systems has promoted Daniel Lennard to VP of original series and development for Cartoon Network Europe, putting him in charge of the day-to-day running of the recently launched Cartoon Network Europe Development Studio. The Cartoon …

SILVER SPRING, March 29: Discovery Communications has signed a non-binding letter of intent to redeem Cox Communications’ 25-percent stake in the company in a $1.275 billion deal that sees Discovery giving up its ownership of Travel Channel. In the proposed …

REDMOND, March 29: Content from A&E Network, ADV Films, National Geographic and TotalVid.com have all joined the Xbox LIVE content lineup, while Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment have added HD movie titles to the service. The new partners …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 29: As debates continue on the topic of childhood obesity, a new study on TV food advertising released by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that TV shows specifically designed for children under 12 have the highest proportion …

NEW YORK/BURBANK, March 29: NBC has renewed its agreement with Donald J. Trump and the Miss Universe Organization to broadcast the Miss Universe and Miss USA competitions for three more years, beginning in 2008. As part of the deal, Telemundo …