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LOS ANGELES, February 16: ABC’s Lost fell to a ratings low for a new episode this week, delivering 12.8 million viewers versus the time slot’s winner, CBS’s CSI: NY with 14.63 million viewers. This week’s viewership was down on the …

NEW YORK/LONDON/JOHANNESBURG, February 16: The History Channel U.K.—a joint venture of A&E Television Networks and BSkyB—will launch Crime & Investigation Network in Sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, with MultiChoice Africa on February 26. Crime & Investigation Network is the second …

STOCKHOLM, February 16: Modern Times Group (MTG), which today reported improved revenues and profits for the fourth quarter and full year, has reached a deal to acquire 50 percent of Balkan Media Group (BMGL) from Apace Media for 11.6 million …

LONDON, February 16: British media regulator Ofcom has said that it will review BSkyB’s plan to launch a digital terrestrial service, which the platform announced last week. Sky’s proposed DTT offering will include sports, entertainment and news offerings. The new …

LONDON, February 15: Virgin Media is undercutting BSkyB with its new sports package, delivering Sky Sports 1, 2, 3 and Xtra, along with 39 other digital channels, including E4, CBeebies and ITV2, for a total monthly subscription of £26 ($51). …

BASKING RIDGE, February 15: Verizon Wireless has announced a raft of new content deals for its V CAST mobile service, including one for JT-TV, featuring content with music star Justin Timberlake. JT-TV will roll out four "channels" in 2007: Fashion, …

STOCKHOLM, February 15: Zodiak Television’s fourth quarter revenues rose 36 percent to SEK177.6 million, and full-year revenues were up 18 percent to SEK568.1 million. Despite the revenue gains, however, the company’s Q4 profit halved from SEK11.4 million to SEK6.4 million, …

KUALA LUMPUR, February 15: ESPN STAR Sports is working with the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sport (KBS) for a local version of SportsCenter, to be broadcast live beginning this April. The Malaysian SportsCenter will be produced and presented locally, …

BANFF, February 15: The Banff World Television Festival (BWTVF) has joined forces with NHK to offer up a C$20,000 NHK Prize for the best HD international co-production. The winner will be announced at the 2007 Banff World Television Awards ceremony …

LONDON, February 15: Outright Distribution, formerly Screentime Partners, has secured a number of new and returning commissions for local versions of its formats in Russia and the Ukraine, for a total of 400 hours. Russia’s music and entertainment channel Muz …