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NEW YORK, April 11: A new report from Nielsen/NetRatings reveals that network websites are seeing much of their traffic from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., with NBC.com leading the rankings with 40 percent of time spent on the site being …

NEW YORK, April 11: AETN International will be armed with over 280 hours of new programming at MIPTV next week, including the new “real-life” 12×1-hour series Sons of Hollywood, and returning series such as the 33×30-minute SWAT and the 38×30-minute …

LONDON, April 11: Kudos’ Life on Mars and Power’s The Virgin Queen are among the nominees for the British Academy Television Awards, which will be presented at the London Palladium on May 20. In the single drama category, nods went …

LONDON, April 11: Cake Distribution has licensed its 52×12-minute comedic adventure animated series Skunk Fu! to France 5, NRK and RAISAT, for premiere this fall. Cake Distribution has also licensed the series to Cartoon Network Asia. The series, targeted at …

LOS ANGELES/CUPERTINO, April 11: A number of titles from MGM’s catalogue, including Dances With Wolves and Rocky, are now available for purchase and download on Apple’s iTunes Store. Beginning today, iTunes customers will be able to purchase films such as …

NEW YORK, April 11: American Greetings Properties is aiming to expand its international business, coming to MIPTV with a lineup of content from established series such as Care Bears—which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year—to brand new properties like …

LONDON, April 11: The sale of British programming on the international market generated revenues of £593 million in 2006, up 20 percent on 2005, according to the British trade body Pact. According to the data, compiled by the Department for …

TORONTO, April 11: DECODE Entertainment will launch at MIPTV the new preschool series Bo on the GO!, which was commissioned by Canada’s CBC. Produced by Halifax Film, DECODE’s sister company in DHX Media Ltd., the series promotes an active lifestyle …

DARMSTADT, April 11: A range of NBC Universal content will be made available on a download-to-own basis in Germany via T-Home, T-Com’s IPTV service, with T-Com becoming the first digital retailer to offer a legal and secure download-to-burn option for …

LONDON, April 11: Zeal Television has secured the representation rights to the new musical game show format Singing Bee, which is currently in development for NBC. ITV in the U.K. has already picked up the rights and commissioned a 90-minute …