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AMSTERDAM/PRAGUE, October 24: T-Mobile Czech Republic is working with Gemalto, digital security specialists, to pilot a mobile TV service. During the two-month trial phase, T-Mobile Czech Republic subscribers will have access to mobile TV and interactive services. Commercial launch is …

SYDNEY, October 24: Network Ten has reached a deal with Endemol Southern Star (ESS) for a seventh season of Big Brother for launch on the Australian broadcaster next year. TEN’s CEO, Grant Blackley, referred to the long-running reality hit as …

NEW YORK, October 24: Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, Nicktoons Network, has added a range of its original content to the iTunes Store, including Skyland, which doesn’t premiere on the network until November. Beginning today, four episodes of Skyland will be …

MUNICH, October 24: Jan Mojto’s classical music station Unitel Classica has inked a carriage deal in Spain, where it will be available on the IPTV platform Imagenio. Spain is the fifth market to come on board for the service, following …

WEST PALM BEACH, October 24: Dean M. Goodman has stepped down as the president and COO of ION Media Networks, which operates the i network (formerly PAX TV), as well as from the board of directors, “to pursue other interests,” …

NEW YORK, October 24: Rick Rodriguez, whose ten years at Discovery Communications included stints at Discovery Kids and the Travel Channel, has been tapped as the president and general manager of qubo, the Spanish- and English-language kids’ service that airs …

JAKARTA, October 24: Globo TV International’s hit novela Terra Nostra is set to launch on Dori Media’s Televiva Vision 2 channel in Indonesia. The show fills the Monday to Saturday 7 p.m. slot, replacing another Globo title, Family Ties. The …

TORONTO, October 24: CBC International Sales inked a variety of deals at MIPCOM, including several in Europe and Asia on the one-hour special High Heel Confidential. The special, which looks at the world of high heels, has sold to Discovery …

LONDON, October 24: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) has promoted Jamie Caring to senior VP of talent and music, with responsibility for driving the development of the company’s music strategy across all brands and platforms in Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, Canada, …

CULVER CITY, October 24: Sony Pictures Television International has upped Kim Hatamiya to executive VP of marketing. Operating out of Culver City, Hatamiya heads marketing for the Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) division that oversees all television and on-demand businesses outside …