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DOHA, November 15: Al Jazeera English, the English-language news and current affairs channel based in the Middle East, launched today in more than 80 million cable and satellite homes across the globe. The channel, with anchor teams in broadcast centers …

NEW YORK, November 15: Top U.S. food manufacturers and advertisers have proposed guidelines to control the promotion of junk food to children through a voluntary tightening of standards and new requirements on advertising to kids on television and in video …

LOS ANGELES, November 15: ABC has given a pilot order to The Thick of It, a half-hour political comedy to be co-produced by BBC Worldwide and Sony Pictures Television along with Arrested Development creator Mitchell Hurwitz, according to reports. The …

SINGAPORE, November 15: The Amazing Race Asia, which premiered on AXN on November 9, was the highest-rated show on the country’s international cable channels, dominating its timeslot with 54 percent of the viewers. "It has been a nine-month-long gestation process," …

HONG KONG, November 15: Disney Channel's highly popular TV movie High School Musical has repeated its success in Asian markets, including the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore. Since its June release the film has drawn tweens across the Asia-Pacific region delivering …

TEL AVIV, November 15: Dori Media Group (DMG) has extended its long-term agreement with YES, the leading DBS television provider in Israel, for extended carriage of its two dedicated Telenovela TV channels, VIVA and VIVA Platina. The agreement for VIVA, …

LONDON, November 15: TV-Loonland has appointed Kirsty Guthrie as the U.K. sales and licensing consultant for its new pre-school brand Little Princess, produced by The Illuminated Film Company. "I'm delighted to have been appointed by Loonland to develop the licensing …

PEMBROKE, November 15: Satellite services provider Intelsat reported revenue of $528.5 million and a net loss of $172.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. The results incorporate the impact of the July 3, 2006, acquisition of PanAmSat Holding …

LONDON, November 15: baby TV, the 24-hour service for children under three and their parents, has launched in the Netherlands on Essent Kabelcom, which reaches over 1.8 million cable subscribers. With this latest carriage deal, Baby TV is now available …

LONDON, November 15: Living TV in the U.K. has licensed the paranormal series John Edward: Cross Country from iD Distribution and plans to air the series in 2007. Jeco Productions produced this series for Rainbow Media’s WE tv in the …