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NEW YORK, January 4: The N has launched its mobile service on the Sprint Vision and Power Vision networks, marking the teen network’s first presence on a wireless platform. “Teens are increasingly on the go and some of the heaviest …

NEW YORK, January 4: Blue’s Room, the live-action spin-off of Nick Jr.’s long-running series Blue’s Clues, is slated for a multiplatform launch on January 24, offering its preschool viewers an “interactive play date.” The 10-episode half-hour Blue’s Room takes preschoolers …

BOSTON, January 4: WGBH Stock Sales has revamped its website to include more interactive features such as streaming video and downloadable clips from award-winning prime-time public TV series such as Nova, Frontline, American Experience and Antiques Roadshow. The extensive archive …

LONDON, January 3: Annelles van de Belt, the former director of new media at the Telegraph Media Group, has been appointed managing director of ITV’s broadband team. Van de Belt will lead the team to launch a comprehensive broadband portal …

UNIVERSAL CITY, January 3: NBC Universal International Television Distribution has promoted Don McGregor, Carolyn Stalins and Martine Meunier in its European sales offices. In London, Don McGregor has been promoted from VP to senior VP, sales liaison, and will manage …

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NEW YORK, January 3: Apple Computer, Google and Napster are being sued for patent infringement by Intertainer, a now defunct online video download service, wire reports indicate. The suit was filed Friday in a Texas court. It alleges that the …

NEW YORK, January 3: News Corporation’s planned business news network has secured a distribution agreement with Time Warner Cable, the second-biggest cable platform in the U.S., according to Dow Jones Newswires. The proposed Fox Business Channel is intended to take …

DENVER, January 3: Liberty Global has completed its acquisition of Czech cable platform Karneval and the sale of its Belgian cable business UPC Belgium. Karneval, the second largest cable operator in the Czech Republic, was acquired for 322.5 million euros …

LOS ANGELES, January 3: The Viacom-owned BET network has acquired all 50 episodes of The Wire, HBO’s critically acclaimed drama series. Each episode will air on the basic cable network in a 90-minute block. The first three episodes will be …