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Ukraine Deals for WBITD

October 12, 2006

BURBANK/KIEV, October 12: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has signed a multi-year free television volume deal for Ukraine with INTER TV, ICTV and New Channel. The multi-year deal cover new and library features and television series. Among the feature …

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Czech Deal on Top Model Format

October 12, 2006

CANNES, October 12: CBS Paramount International Television has closed a deal with Viasat in the Czech Republic for a local version America’s Next Top Model. It is not clear when the local edition will launch. The Czech deal follows a …

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Spice to Relaunch with Four New Networks

October 12, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 12: The Spice Digital Networks have been re-branded and re-launched as four distinct new entities: clubjenna, SPICE:XCESS, fresh! and shorteez. “Adult buyers tend to randomly sample content based more on genre and specific tastes,” said Bryan Postlethwait, …

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Five Launches VOD service with CSI

October 12, 2006

LONDON, October 12: Channel Five has launched its video-on-demand service with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the popular U.S. police drama series. Viewers are now able to view new episodes of CSI for £2.49 seven days before they are broadcast on …

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VVI, KBS in Distribution Deal

October 12, 2006

CANNES, October 12: Venevision International and Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) have entered into a reciprocal distribution agreement for their respective titles Rebel Angel and Winter Sonata. The agreement is part of KBS’s efforts to introduce Latin America to the popular …

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Paul Johnson: MIPCOM 2006 is Biggest Ever TV Festival

October 12, 2006

CANNES, October 12: According to Paul Johnson, the director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, this year’s MIPCOM was the biggest television market ever, with an attendance of 12,429 as of yesterday, marking a 7-percent increase on the second-to-last …

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KBS Expands Asian Reach

October 11, 2006

HONG KONG/SEOUL, October 11: Korea’s KBS World channel has reached a carriage deal with pay-TV operator Hong Kong Cable TV, adding to its Asian footprint that currently includes Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore. KBS World, the international channel operated …

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Thompson Calls for “Realistic Funding” for BBC

October 11, 2006

LONDON, October 11: BBC director-general Mark Thompson has declared that “realistic funding” through a new, long-term license fee settlement is essential if the BBC is to fulfill the Government's goal for the digital switchover laid down in the broadcaster’s new …

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Abbey Road, Falcon Beach Snapped Up by Broadcasters

October 11, 2006

CANNES/LONDON, October 11: Sundance Channel has come on board for the new music series Live from Abbey Road in a deal with Fremantle International Distribution, which has also inked a slate of deals on its new teen-skewing drama series Falcon …