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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 21: National Geographic Channels International is launching a 24-hour music channel, Nat Geo Music, beginning in Italy on the SKY Italia platform on October 15. Reaching 4.2 million subscribers in Italy, with further global rollout expected, Nat …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, August 21: American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has been tapped to host the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on FOX on September 16 from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. “Ryan Seacrest is known and loved by …

NEW YORK/SEOUL, August 21: In an investment and multiplatform content deal valued in excess of $20 million, Korea’s Sidus Corporation has agreed to provide ImaginAsian Entertainment with expansion capital and exclusive Korean content for distribution in the U.S. Under the …

UNTERFOEHRING, August 21: EM.Sport Media (formerly EM.TV) has recorded revenues of 111.7 million euros in the first half of the year, a 7.1-percent gain, with a profit of 3.4 million euros. Werner E. Klatten, the chairman of the management board …

TEL AVIV, August 21: First-half revenues at Dori Media Group rose 32 percent to $12.7 million, with a net profit of $1.86 million, up from last year’s $1.72 million. Announcing the results, president and CEO Nadav Palti noted: “Once again, …

LONDON, August 21: ESPN continues to expand its global online business, today announcing the acquisition of scrum.com, a leading online rugby news, scores and information portal, from Scrum Limited. “Rugby has a global fan base,” said Russell Wolff, the executive …

LITTLE ROCK, August 21: Equity Media Holdings, which owns and operates stations in 41 U.S. markets, has signed an affiliate deal with Viacom’s Hispanic music network MTV Tr3 for its newly acquired New York station WMBQ. MTV Tr3 will be …

SANTA MONICA, August 20: Stratus Entertainment has taken over all of the assets of the youth-focused Hispanic network Latin Television (LTV) from the previous owners, who last month announced plans to exit the broadcasting business in order to focus on …

LOS ANGELES, August 20: American Cinema International and Cinevision International have teamed up to acquire and distribute Latin-themed product to the U.S. home entertainment marketplace. The partnership has already secured deals with Navarre/BCI and Image Entertainment to distribute a minimum …

SYDNEY, August 20: The prime-time premiere of Southern Star’s Crime Investigation Australia on August 14 on Australian free-to-air broadcaster Nine Network captured a 34-percent average all-audience market share against the U.S. drama Numb3rs and the British series Life Begins. The …