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TORONTO, June 29: Canadian music station, MuchMusic, introduced MuchAXS an on-demand broadband video content provider. MuchAXS is an online community where fans discover, program and recommend music. Strong emphasis will be placed on showcasing Canadian music video chart-toppers alongside other …

SINGAPORE, June 29: The premiere of the Disney Channel original movie, High School Musical, scored big numbers in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. High School Musical aired last Sunday, June 25 and scored record results in three major Asian territories. …

OVERLAND PARK/NEW YORK, June 29: Sprint and Interscope Records have teamed-up roll out Sprint Music Series for Sprint TV. Featuring artists such as Busta Rhymes, Dashboard Confessional, Keane, Mobb Deep, Olivia, Robin Thicke and Wolfmother, the Sprint Music Series offers …

LOS ANGELES, June 29: PorchLight Entertainment has appointed Karen Roberts to the newly created post of Senior Vice President of Acquisitions. Roberts will be based in Los Angeles and report to Bruce Johnson, PorchLight’s CEO and William Baumann, the COO. …

KNOXVILLE, June 28: Scripps Networks is launching high-definition channels in the U.S. and in Japan. Food Network HD will launch in the U.S. on June 30, joining HGTV HD as Scripps' second high-definition network to launch in the last three …

NEW YORK, June 28: According to Nielson Media Research, Nickelodeon has secured the top spot as the number one basic cable network across all kids’ demos at the end of the second quarter of 2006, for the eleventh consecutive year. …

LONDON, June, 28: Spellbound Entertainment has announced the sale of 52 episodes of U.K. preschool series, The Koala Brothers, to the Korean educational station, EBS. "The Koala Brothers is one of the most charming pre-school series on the market, with …

LONDON, June 28: Maverick Entertainment and Silver Fox Films will release Singalong With Spider, on DVD in the UK, July 3. Singalong With Spider is the second DVD release of the classic British preschool series, Spider!, currently playing on Nick …

LONDON, June 28, Zonemedia (formerly Zone Vision Labs) has named Vitaly Sufan as general manager the company’s Moscow office. Sufan, who was formerly the deputy chief programming officer of NTV-Plus, will be responsible for Zonemedia's channel distribution activities in Russia, …

BURBANK/SAN MATTEO, June 28: NBC and YouTube, the media company that allows people to watch and share original videos through a worldwide web, have announced a strategic partnership. Under the terms of the agreement NBC will be able to promote …