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LONDON, December 1: Channel 4 in the U.K. has commissioned Big Brother for another three years, keeping the show on the British broadcaster until 2010. The extended Big Brother commission includes the spinoff programming Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother/Little Brother …

PARIS/ENGLEWOOD, December 1: The European international news channel EuroNews has secured a carriage deal with EchoStar’s DISH Network satellite platform. DISH Network will carry EuroNews in six languages—English, Italian, German, French, Russian, and Portuguese—which will be available as part of …

PARIS, December 1: Taffy Entertainment has announced new deals in Latin America for its key animated titles Code Lyoko and Fantastic Four, including agreements with Jetix and Cartoon Network. Jetix Latin America has committed to seasons three and four of …

SAN MATEO, December 1: Sling Media has hired former MTV digital entertainment executives Jason Hirschhorn and Benjamin White to head up the newly created Sling Media Entertainment Group, which is charged with creating next-generation entertainment experiences for Slingbox users. Slingbox …

NEW YORK, November 30: MTV Networks has unveiled new HIV/AIDS awareness initiatives in advance of this weekend’s World AIDS Day, including a co-production by MTV Brasil, MTV Latin America and MTV Networks’ Caribbean channel Tempo. A collaboration with MTV Networks …

LONDON, November 30: Brand Licensing, the annual London-based licensing and merchandising event, is rebranding as Brand Licensing Europe. “Since 2003, when Brand Licensing was repositioned as Europe’s event for licensing and brand extension, European visitors to the show have increased …

SINGAPORE, November 30: The trailer for Justeen, an anime series co-produced by Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the Japanese animation studio Anime International Company (AIC), premiered at the Asia TV Forum this week. The 13-part science-fiction series uses CACAni, …

LONDON, November 30: Ireland’s leading commercial broadcaster TV3 has renewed its output deal with Granada International, ensuring that programming such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! will remain on the channel, along with …

ALVISO, November 30: Cablevision, Mexico's largest digital cable operator, and TiVo have agreed to distribute the TiVo DVRs and service to subscribers throughout Mexico City. As part of the deal, TiVo's DVR service will be made available to subscribers of …

WASHINGTON D.C., November 30: The AmericanLife TV Network, which targets the “Baby Boomer” generation, is paying tribute to the late director, writer and producer Robert Altman with a special week of Combat! episodes that he directed. The episodes of the …