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TORONTO, January 8: Rogers OMNI Television, the multicultural Canadian broadcaster, is working with Beijing-based Western Movie Group and Toronto’s Goldspin on the Mandarin-language drama series Once Upon a Time in Toronto. With production set to begin next month, the 20×1-hour …

OTTAWA, January 8: Amberwood Productions has licensed its hit animated series The Secret World of Benjamin Bear to Denmark’s DRTV. The Danish broadcaster licensed all 39 half-hour episodes of the series, which was commissioned by Canada’s Family Channel and has …

LAS VEGAS, January 8: The high-definition DVD format war continues, with HD DVD supporters claiming that its movie title sales will exceed $600 million in North America this year. The North American HD DVD Promotional Group also noted that more …

NEW YORK, January 8: In preparation for a range of new print and online services in the coming months, WSN INC., the publishing group behind World Screen, has announced four new hires and one promotion in its editorial and marketing …

NEW YORK, January 5: CBS Research has found that viewers with broadband and digital TV connections at home are most likely to watch the top broadcast network prime-time shows. The findings are part of CBS Research’s new study on digital …

NEW DELHI, January 5: The Indian government is proposing legislation that would require commercial broadcasters to share sports coverage of key events with pubcaster Doordarshan, according to local reports. The proposal in the cricket-mad nation comes just two months before …

CARACAS, January 5: Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is standing by his decision not to renew terrestrial broadcaster RCTV’s license when it expires in May, with the signal likely to be used for a regional TV network proposed by a local community …

NEW YORK, January 5: Viacom veteran Bob Bakish has been appointed president of MTV Networks International, reporting to Bill Roedy, who will retain oversight of MTVNI in addition to his global role as vice chairman of MTV Networks. In the …

NEW YORK, January 5: The New York Times Company has entered into an agreement to sell its nine network-affiliated television stations to the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. The sale of the company’s Broadcast Media Group includes the …

NEW YORK, January 5: MTV will premiere Maui Fever, its latest addition to the reality drama genre, on January 17 at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT. The show centers on a close-knit group of friends in Kaanapali, Maui, with no rules and …