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CANNES, October 10: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has inked a deal with M6 to offer the hit drama Prison Break on VOD in France via the terrestrial broadcaster’s website. Fox has put its promotional weight behind launching Prison Break …

CANNES, October 10: E! Networks has announced a range of IPTV deals in Europe for the E! International Network. Launches this fall are slated on Swisscom’s Bluewin TV basic package, T- Com in Germany on the T-Home Complete Plus basic …

CANNES, October 10: At MIPCOM this week, Sony Pictures Television International launched the official film of the FIFA World Cup, entitled The Grand Finale, and announced a multi-year feature-film deal with Five in the U.K. The Grand Finale is narrated …

CANNES, October 10: Vh1 Latin America has picked up a range of new programming from MGM and Twentieth Century Fox, as well as from independents such as GRB Worldwide and Target Entertainment. For the Movies That Rock block, Vh1’s new …

CANNES, October 10: Off the back of the launch of the Singapore Media Fusion campaign to raise the profile of Singaporean content worldwide, several production outfits from the island nation announced new international co-production deals at MIPCOM this week. iV …

BETHPAGE, October 10: Following a proposed bid by the Dolan family to buy out Cablevision Systems Corp. for $19.2 billion including debt, or $27 a share, the company’s stock price shot up to $26.24 a share, rising over 10 percent …

CANNES/SYDNEY, October 10: The Australian kids’ and family entertainment producer Yoram Gross-EM.TV has unveiled its new corporate identity: Flying Bark Productions. The rebranding follows EM.Entertainment’s acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of Yoram Gross-EM.TV at the beginning of this year. …

NEW YORK, October 10: NBC has committed to the production of 20 90-second original shorts called Pale Force for streaming over broadband and distribution to mobile devices, according to Media Week. Pale Force is inspired by a series of animated …

TORONTO, October 9: CHUM International (CI) and Takhayal Entertainment announced today the official launch of Citytv Beirut, an Arabic terrestrial service reaching more than 5 million people in Lebanon, as well as plans to develop a regional version of MuchMusic. …

SYDNEY, October 10: Cartoon Network and Boomerang in Latin America have acquired a slate of kids’ programming titles from Southern Star International. The programming package includes the animated titles The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill, Faireez and Tracey McBean along …