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TORONTO/LONDON, December 18: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has entered into its first video-on-demand deal in Canada, announcing a multi-year movie rental agreement with Rogers Cable. Under the terms of the deal, Rogers Personal TV customers with a digital box …

LONDON, December 18: Zone Club in Hungary will extend its broadcast schedule to 24 hours a day next year, and will introduce more local programming, parent company Zonemedia announced today. The channel’s extended broadcast schedule will replace the Irisz block …

MIAMI, December 18: Venevision International’s 24-hour Spanish-language movie channel VeneMovies, which launched in the U.S. in September, has expanded its reach to Puerto Rico. The pay-TV service is now available as part of the lineup on OneLink Communications, adding to …

ATLANTA, December 15: Turner Broadcasting System has reached a deal to acquire seven pay-TV networks in Latin America from Claxson Interactive Group for about $235 million. TBS, Inc. will acquire Fashion TV, HTV, Infinito, I.Sat, MuchMusic, Retro and Space, which …

MUNICH, December 15: ProSiebenSat.1 Media has confirmed the acquisition of a majority stake in the company by Lavena Holding 4 GmbH, which is controlled by funds advised by KKR and Permira. Upon completion of the deal with the Haim Saban-led …

BURBANK, December 15: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is acquiring a 10.3-percent stake in the U.K.’s SCi Entertainment Group, the parent company of the video game publishing label Eidos Interactive. Further, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group and SCi have entered into …

NEW YORK, December 15: CBS Corporation has revived the CBS Records label, which will build awareness for its artists by integrating their music into CBS television series. CBS Records first launched in 1938 and over the course of five decades …

LOS ANGELES, December 15: Peter Cowley, the managing director of digital media at Endemol U.K.; Cyriac Roeding, CBS Digital Media’s VP of wireless; and Gary Carter, the chief creative officer of FMX, FremantleMedia, will deliver keynote addresses at NATPE Mobile++ …

NEW YORK, December 15: The second season of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Extras, and the second and final season of the drama Rome, will launch on HBO on January 14. Extras will air on Sundays at 10 p.m. for …

TOKYO, December 15: Movies from Buena Vista International Television will be made available on an on-demand basis on Japan’s GyaO, the ad-supported broadband entertainment service operated by USEN Corporation. This agreement, which kicks off today, will give GyaO users free …