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BEIJING, December 20: Five Hollywood studios have won a court case against a retailer of pirated DVDs in Beijing, who has been ordered to pay just RMB164,000 ($21,000). The prosecution against the Yu Hao Qing DVD retail outlet, located in …

AUCKLAND, December 20: SKY Television in New Zealand is teaming with Vodafone for a SKY Mobile TV service that is set to launch early next year. The new mobile service, for customers of Vodafone with 3G handsets, will feature at …

SINGAPORE, December 20: The new wildlife film festival, Wildlife Asia, is slated to take place in Singapore from March 13 to 16, with support from the Singapore Tourism Board, Animal Planet Asia and the WWF. The event will feature participation …

LONDON, December 20: Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, BBC One has announced plans for a new talent-search reality show, this time looking for the leading cast member in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim …

MIAMI BEACH, December 20: Nickelodeon Latin America is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a range of special programming that is set to air from December 26 to January 28. In addition, ten Latin American children will have the chance during …

STOCKHOLM, December 20: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting has extended its exclusive live broadcasting rights for a range of golf tournaments, with plans to launch a new pay-TV channel exclusively devoted to the sport. The company has acquired up to …

LOS ANGELES, December 20: The case of novelist Michael Peterson, who in 2003 was convicted of murdering his socialite wife in their North Carolina home, is the basis of a new Lifetime original movie, from Lionsgate, entitled The Staircase Murders. …

NEW YORK, December 20: The Rainbow Media-owned cable network AMC has come on as a partner on the remake of the classic 1960s British series The Prisoner, which Sky One commissioned from Granada earlier this year. The series is the …

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 …