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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 …

DENVER, October 12: Liberty Media Corp. has confirmed that it will probably swap its 19.1-percent stake in News Corp. for News Corp.’s 38.3-percent controlling interest in DirecTV. "We were saying in the marketplace that we may exchange our roughly $11 …

CANNES, October 12: Tepuy International’s Accessory to Love was the most screened title at the Telenovela Screenings held on October 7 and 8 in Cannes, ahead of MIPCOM. Second on the list was Endemol’s Double Life, followed by Tepuy’s 30, …

LONDON, October 12: Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has announced the appointment of eight remaining members of the new BBC Trust that will replace the Board of Governors starting January 1, 2007. Michael Grade, chairman-designate of the new BBC Trust, welcomed …

CANNES, October 12: The new series Day Break, slated for a November 15 launch on ABC in the U.S., has been picked up by Flextech’s Bravo channel in the U.K. The show, distributed by Buena Vista International Television, will lead …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …