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LONDON, January 30: MercuryMedia International has inked a deal to distribute PBS content to airlines around the world through its in-flight distribution arm. PBS titles available for participating airlines include Texas Ranch House, Ken Burns’ Jazz, Jean Michel Cousteau’s Ocean …

STOCKHOLM, January 30: Talpa Scandinavia has produced a new format, Limbo, based on the number game of the same name from Svenska Spel, the Swedish National Lottery, for broadcast on TV4. Limbo will air on the Swedish commercial network TV4 …

HONG KONG, January 30: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) will stage the seventh annual CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore on June 18th. The forum traditionally acts as a curtain raiser for the CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia …

LONDON, January 30: The British arm of the digital entertainment outfit Buongiorno has acquired the mobile content production firm Inventa for £1 million. Inventa was co-founded by the British digital marketing agency Profero, the marketing group Slice and BBC Radio …

WASHINGTON, January 29: Smithsonian Networks, the joint venture of Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, has unveiled the lineup for its VOD service that will be rolled out to operators this spring, with more than 60 titles on offer, including …

NEW YORK, January 29: LIME, majority owned by Steve Case’s Revolution Living, is phasing out its linear TV offering to focus on digital on-demand platforms, including its newly launched broadband channel, whose motto is “Healthy Living With a Twist.” "The …

TORONTO, January 29: Breakthrough Films & Television has started production on its newest factual programming project, Shaye, following a female trio on the road to music stardom. Shaye chronicles the behind-the-scenes journey of Kim Stockwood, Damhnait Doyle and Tara MacLean …

LONDON, January 29: IMG has acquired Germany’s Nunet, a leading supplier of mobile TV solutions for 2.5G and 3G mobile network operators. Nunet will continue to operate its services under its own brand and will be run as an independent …

ATLANTA, January 29: Cingular Wireless, now the new AT&T, has renewed its deal with FOX, FremantleMedia and 19 Entertainment to provide American Idol fans with mobile access to memorable moments from the show’s auditions. For the next three weeks, the …

COLOGNE, January 29: Croatian mobile marketing agency Mobitel has acquired the local distribution rights for ohm:tv’s complete mobile content catalogue. Mobitel now has access to ohm:tv’s popular animation characters such as Peter and Jaydee and other shows like Toy Matters …