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CANNES, October 11: EM.Entertainment has added to its catalogue of kids’ programming with the acquisition of the global rights to My Bedbugs and VIPO, which the company launched at MIPCOM this week. The deal with Greenestuff for My Bedbugs covers …

NEW YORK/LONDON, October 11: Time Warner will sell its AOL Internet business in the U.K. for $688 million to mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse Group, according to reports. Carphone operates the MViva mobile Internet portal. The deal gives the company …

CANNES, October 11: On behalf of Rainbow Media Holdings, iD Distribution has shored up international deals on more than 115 hours of original content from the Independent Film Channel (IFC). "We had just added IFC to the unique mix of …

MILAN, October 11: News Corp.-owned SKY Italia has reached an agreement with telecommunications company Fastweb to distribute TV programming over the Internet, according to the Associated Press. The deal calls for video content from SKY to be available over Fastweb’s …

LONDON, October 11: BBC1, along with independent Tightrope Productions, is developing a four-part drama series about the West’s relationship with China that is slated to air in 2008, according to Media Guardian. Written by playwright Howard Brenton, the four 60-minute …

SYDNEY, October 11: Telstra’s BigPond Movies broadband platform has entered into an agreement that allows it to provide its subscribers with a range of on-demand programming from BBC Worldwide. As of this week, the deal gives Telstra broadband subscribers access …

HONG KONG/SEOUL, October 11: Korea’s KBS World channel has reached a carriage deal with pay-TV operator Hong Kong Cable TV, adding to its Asian footprint that currently includes Japan, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore. KBS World, the international channel operated …

LONDON, October 11: BBC director-general Mark Thompson has declared that “realistic funding” through a new, long-term license fee settlement is essential if the BBC is to fulfill the Government's goal for the digital switchover laid down in the broadcaster’s new …

CANNES/LONDON, October 11: Sundance Channel has come on board for the new music series Live from Abbey Road in a deal with Fremantle International Distribution, which has also inked a slate of deals on its new teen-skewing drama series Falcon …

BETHPAGE, October 10: Following a proposed bid by the Dolan family to buy out Cablevision Systems Corp. for $19.2 billion including debt, or $27 a share, the company’s stock price shot up to $26.24 a share, rising over 10 percent …