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SINGAPORE, December 12: FremantleMedia Enterprises has closed deals with broadcasters in Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines following its participation at the Asia TV Forum in Singapore. ABS-CBN in the Philippines opted for a raft of Jamie Oliver programming for …

NEW YORK, December 12: Viacom’s MTV Networks and BET Networks have renewed carriage for all of their current services available on Time Warner Cable, and have expanded their agreements to include MTV World, LOGO, MTV Tr3s, MHD and a range …

BURBANK, December 12: Warner Home Video (WHV) and 2entertain Video (2EV) have entered into a new distribution agreement to deliver home entertainment programming from the BBC and other content providers to retailers within the U.S. and Canada. WHV will serve …

LONDON, December 11: Sir Richard Branson is stepping up his battle to keep BSkyB from acquiring a 17.9-percent stake in ITV, calling on Alistair Darling, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, to intervene in the deal. Branson …

LONDON, December 11: Dawn Airey is stepping down as the managing director of Sky Networks at BSkyB in the spring to join the new British media company Iostar as chief executive. Airey will leave her position at Sky, which she …

LOS ANGELES, December 11: ClickStar, the broadband download venture launched by Morgan Freeman’s production company and Intel Corporation, has inked distribution deals with Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. in advance of its launch this week. ClickStar was founded by Intel …

DUBAI, December 11: ESPN STAR Sports has shelled out a reported $1.1 billion to become the global media and production partner for International Cricket Council matches, from 2007 to 2015. While the exact sum was not disclosed, the ICC noted …

NEW YORK/SANTA MONICA, December 11: The Weinstein Company (TWC) has inked a deal to co-produce and co-finance a slate of series, mini-series and TV movies with RHI Entertainment. TWC and RHI will co-produce a range of titles over the next …

LONDON, December 11: Setanta Sport Holdings has received 315 million euros in financing from Doughty Hanson & Co, Goldman Sachs International, Davy Stockbrokers and Adams Street Partners. The funding, subject to regulatory clearance in Ireland, will be used to cover …

BURBANK, December 11: Joshua A. Berger has been promoted to president and managing director of Warner Bros. Entertainment United Kingdom and Ireland. Berger, who has been with the studio for almost two decades, will continue to oversee all aspects of …