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SEOUL, December 21: Twentieth Century Fox has licensed a slate of feature films to Hanaro Telecom in Korea for broadcast on its IPTV service Hana TV on a video on demand basis. This is Fox’s first VOD deal in the …

MUMBAI, December 21: Disney Channel in India has commissioned its second original production for the market, following the success Vicky Aur Vetaal, which launched in October. Dhoom Machaao Dhoom is also the channel’s first original daily show for Indian tweens, …

SÃO PAULO, December 21: Globo TV International has inked a deal for one of its novelas to be broadcast in China. In a deal signed at the Asia TV Forum in Singapore, Shades of Sin is slated for launch on …

NEW YORK, December 21: MTV has launched "Bananas," a branded mobile content subscription service delivering offerings from MTV, MTV2 and mtvU. The cross-carrier, direct-to-consumer service features material from hit shows such as Laguna Beach, The Real World, Two-A-Days, Rob & …

NEW YORK, December 21: Bender Media Services, the recently launched distribution outfit targeted to sales to Latin America, has taken on the rights to Bennett Media Worldwide’s (BMW) library for the region. Bender Media Services was recently set up by …

SEOUL/TOKYO, December 21: The distribution arm of Korean terrestrial KBS has inked deals in Japan on two if its titles, VJ Commando Squad and Full House, with NHK and NTV respectively. KBS-Japan, responsible for sales to the Japanese market, has …

NEW YORK, December 21: Logo, MTV Networks’ TV and broadband channel for gay and lesbian audiences, has launched a range of mobile content on the Sprint Vision and Power Vision networks. Logo’s mobile programming is updated daily. It includes news, …

LOS ANGELES, December 21: Fox Sports International (FSI) has upped Edward Derse to VP of interactive media, reporting to David Sternberg, the EVP and general manager of FSI. Derse assumes responsibility for the general management and operations of FSI’s interactive …

NEW YORK, December 20: Former Yahoo! executive Michael Marquez has been named VP of strategy and corporate development for CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive is a recently launched division that oversees the interactive strategies at all of CBS Corporation’s businesses. It …

NEW YORK, December 20: NBC Universal has promoted Jean-Briac (J.B.) Perrette to president of digital distribution, reporting to George Kliavkoff, the company’s chief digital officer. In his new role, Perrette will be responsible for the distribution of television content across …