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HONG KONG, February 1: Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has reached a deal to launch a daily Disney-branded block in Vietnam on the terrestrial broadcaster Ho Chi Minh Television (HTV7) this month. The deal for Toon Disney was inked …

LOS ANGELES, February 1: MGM Domestic Television Distribution has sold the Comedy Central titles RENO 911! and Chappelle’s Show into New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, securing a fall national syndication launch for both programs. In New York, MGM sold …

LONDON, February 1: BabyTV, a commercial-free channel aimed at children under 3, will launch on BSkyB on February 5. “The launch on Sky is another major achievement for BabyTV, which has launched on over 50 platforms worldwide in the past …

NEW YORK, February 1: Independent production company Engel Entertainment has secured its third series commission from Discovery Health with Get Fresh with Sara Snow. Get Fresh with Sara Snow is an 18×30-minute series with three additional one-hour specials. In this …

MANCHESTER, February 1: British documentary production outfit October Films has expanded its operations with the launch of October North, which will specialize in popular factual and current affairs programming. Former BBC Manchester executive producer Emma Worthington will helm October North, …

NEW YORK, February 1: Advanstar Communications’ Licensing 2007 International show will take place from June 19-21 in New York City. More than 525 exhibitors and 23,000 attendees are expected to converge at New York’s Javits Convention Center during the three-day …

NEW YORK, February 1: Big Tent Entertainment has appointed Breyer Animal Creations as the master toy partner for the girl-skewing tween series The Saddle Club. The series stars three young heroines—Stevie, Carole and Lisa—and their horses. During each half-hour episode …

LONDON, February 1: ROK Entertainment Group has launched its mass-market 2.5G mobile TV service in Thailand, in conjunction with AIS, the country’s leading mobile network operator. The AIS ROK TV platform will be marketed by AIS to its customer base …

BOSTON, February 1: Thomas Menino, the Mayor of Boston, has said that the city is prepared to take legal action against Turner Broadcasting System over the Cartoon Network marketing ploy that was mistaken for a bomb threat yesterday. The city …

NEW YORK, February 1: CBS Corporation has elected Leonard Goldberg, whose long TV and film career included a stint as president of 20th Century Fox, to serve on its Board of Directors. Goldberg began his career at ABC in its …