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LONDON, February 26: The U.K.’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has called on media regulator Ofcom to launch an investigation into BSkyB’s acquisition of a 17.9-percent stake in ITV. By April 27, Ofcom must provide Alistair Darling, the U.K.’s …

NEW YORK, February 26: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications is being fined $24 million by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the New York Times reported this weekend, over a kids’ show that was mischaracterized as being educational. The children’s novela, …

LONDON, February 26: If Virgin Media and BSkyB are unable to reach a carriage renewal for five Sky networks this week, the satellite operator’s profits could be cut by as much as £15 million to£20 million. Sky said in a …

NEW YORK, February 26: CBS Corporation has made an investment in the virtual world content developer The Electric Sheep Company as part of a strategic alliance announced between the two companies today. The alliance is intended to help CBS further …

SAN FRANCISCO, February 26: Peer-to-peer network BitTorrent today officially launched its download platform that lets users rent or buy titles from a slate of content providers, including the newest addition, MGM. The BitTorrent Entertainment Network at BitTorrent.com features downloadable content …

DUBLIN, February 26: Channel 6, the Irish entertainment network that launched a year ago, has licensed the first-run free-TV rights to Heroes from NBC Universal International Television Distribution. The hit NBC series, which has already delivered strong ratings for Seven …

LONDON, February 26: BabyFirst, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel dedicated to babies and toddlers, launched in the U.K. today exclusively on BSkyB. First launched in May 2006, BabyFirst is available to 59 million households in the U.S. and Mexico. With …

NEW YORK, February 23: Nine U.S. cable operators have signed retransmission agreements with CBS Corporation, covering the analog, digital, multicast and high-definition rights to programming on CBS owned-and-operated television stations. Broadcasters have been seeking compensation from cable operators for the …

LONDON, February 23: Five is seeking to appoint a director of programs, reporting directly to Lisa Opie, the broadcaster’s managing director of content, as part of a restructure of its programming team. The broadcaster is also recruiting a new head …

MUNICH, February 23: In a long-running agreement, ProSiebenSat.1 Media has secured the exclusive free-TV rights to a slate of new features and selected series from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD), beginning with Blood Diamond. Overall, the deal covers approximately …