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LONDON, December 13: Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has reached a deal that brings the Jetix Europe series Oban Star Racers to British terrestrial GMTV. The 26×30-minute show chronicles the Great Race of Ōban—an intergalactic competition that takes place every …

BURBANK, December 13: SOAPnet in the U.S. is set to air the first season of the ABC Family original series Falcon Beach, which is distributed internationally by FremantleMedia Enterprises. The show will launch on the cable network with a two-hour …

SANTA MONICA/NEW YORK, December 13: Yahoo! News has expanded its agreement with ABC News, which will now provide enhanced daily content packages that include breaking news stories across a variety of categories, as well as additional features and interviews, including …

LOS ANGELES, December 13: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) has picked up the global TV distribution rights to two series from extreme sports filmmaker Dallas Tanner: Destination X Hawaii and Flow. Destination X Hawaii features five beautiful women exploring exotic locations …

NEW YORK, December 12: Viacom’s MTV Networks and BET Networks have renewed carriage for all of their current services available on Time Warner Cable, and have expanded their agreements to include MTV World, LOGO, MTV Tr3s, MHD and a range …

BURBANK, December 12: Warner Home Video (WHV) and 2entertain Video (2EV) have entered into a new distribution agreement to deliver home entertainment programming from the BBC and other content providers to retailers within the U.S. and Canada. WHV will serve …

SINGAPORE, December 12: Deals worth $47.1 million were concluded at the Asia Media Festival—encompassing the Asia Television Forum, Asia Film Market & Conference and Asia Animation Conference—a 42 percent gain on last year. This year’s market, which took place from …

LOS ANGELES, December 12: Next month, Playboy TV in the U.S. will premiere Naked Happy Girls, a 13×30-minute documentary series that follows erotic photojournalist Andrew Einhorn as he convinces women in New York City to pose nude for him. The …

CULVER CITY, December 12: Mitch Singer has been tapped as Sony Pictures Entertainment’s (SPE) chief technology officer, as the studio looks to explore new digital media opportunities and step up efforts to combat online piracy. Singer, who has headed up …

BUENOS AIRES, December 12: Telefe International secured interest in several of its key properties, including Montecristo, at the recent Asia TV Forum. Montecristo, a telenovela produced by Telefe Contenidos and starring Pablo Echarri, Paola Krum and Joaquín Furriel, has been …