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PALO ALTO, February 12: A range of content from Starz Media will be made available for online download from Azureus’ digital media platform Zudeo. Azureus uses the BitTorrent technology to facilitate the rapid download of large files. In December, the …

MIAMI, February 12: Todobebe is teaming with NBC Universal Television Distribution to distribute DVDs based on its Spanish-language show on pregnancy and parenting. Todobebe originally launched in 2003 and is currently broadcast in the U.S. on Telemundo on Saturday mornings. …

MILAN, February 12: Rai Trade has acquired the worldwide distribution rights to Caravaggio, a feature film on the life of the Italian artist, for theatrical release and for TV rollout as a two-part mini-series. Rai Trade has already begun pre-sales …

LOS ANGELES, February 12: The News Corporation-owned social networking site MySpace.com has launched a pilot program intended to prevent unauthorized copyrighted content from being posted to the site. The news comes amid increasing criticism of Google-owned YouTube, which has been …

STOCKHOLM, February 12: YLE’s TV2 has commissioned a second season of the Strix TV format My Best Friend, which has already been optioned into eight territories around the world and licensed to Spain. My Best Friend is a TV format …

NEW YORK, February 12: Several major media companies, including News Corporation, Sony Corporation, NBC Universal, Time Warner and The Walt Disney Company, have accused Google of directing traffic to sites that offer illegal film downloads, the Wall Street Journal reported …

MIAMI, February 12: MTV Latin America has launched Forrito, Sex Police, a new comedic animated series from Canada’s Comet Entertainment about sexual responsibility, as part of the channel’s “Sexy Month” theme. The 13×30-minute series that premiered last night stars a …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, February 12: Lionsgate’s third-quarter profits have soared from $3.1 million to $20.5 million on revenues of $254.5 million, an 11-percent increase on this period last year. "We are pleased that all of our core businesses made important contributions …

SPTI Ups Angel Orengo MIAMI, February 12: Sony Pictures Television International has promoted Angel Orengo to senior VP of distribution for Latin America and the Caribbean. In his new role, Orengo continues to report to both T.C. Schultz, SPTI’s senior …

NEW YORK, February 12: MTV Networks, a division of Viacom, is eliminating about 250 jobs at its U.S. operations in a bid to cut costs and redirect some of its resources into digital businesses. According to wire reports, Judy McGrath, …