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MIAMI, August 10: Discovery Networks in Latin America will launch Descubre el Verde, a multiplatform initiative promoting an eco-friendly lifestyle that kicks off with the premiere of Planet Earth: The Future on the Discovery Channel in the region tomorrow. The …

HONG KONG, August 10: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has secured the format rights for Europe to the Korean drama series Hyena from CJ Media. The deal marks the first time that SPTI has acquired a scripted format from the …

HONG KONG, August 10: In an effort by Disney Channel to step up its localization efforts for High School Musical 2, the sequel’s soundtrack released across the Asia Pacific will include several songs re-recorded by Asian artists. The High School …

CALGARY, August 10: Shaw Communications has announced that coverage of the English Premier League, the Rugby World Cup and the Aussie Football League will be available to Shaw Digital Cable customers and Star Choice’s DTH satellite customers in Canada via …

STOCKHOLM, August 9: Viasat Broadcasting has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast in Hungary and Slovenia the next five seasons of EHF Champions League in handball, beginning this September. From the start of the 2007-2008 season in September, Viasat3 in …

LONDON, August 9: HIT Entertainment has appointed Orchard Books as its publishing partner in the U.K. for the girl-skewing animated property Rainbow Magic. Over a five-year period, Orchard Books, who published the original Rainbow Magic books, will publish all English-language …

NORWALK, August 9: CABLEready has finalized deals for a wide variety of its non-fiction programming in Australia, Asia and the Middle East, including a significant package going to Crime & Investigation Network in Australia. In the deal with Crime & …

LONDON, August 9: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) has tapped wireless entertainment provider GlobalFun as the pan-European distributor for mobile games based on the Adult Swim series The Brak Show and the Cartoon Network series Johnny Bravo. The deal follows a …

LONDON/NEW YORK, August 9: Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG Media company, has appointed A&E Television Networks veteran Didi O’Hearn as VP of U.S. productions, based in IMG’s New York offices, to support the company’s continued growth in the American market. …

NEW YORK, August 9: Fourth-quarter profit at News Corporation rose 4.5 percent to $890 million, while full-year net income jumped 48 percent to $3.4 billion. For the quarter, revenues were up 9 percent to $7.4 billion and for the year …