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RIO DE JANEIRO, September 20: Starting October 1, TV Globo International (TVGI) will be distributed as an “a-la-carte” premium channel on DIRECTV in Argentina. The switch to premium status in Argentina comes after similar moves in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru …

NEW YORK, September 20: MTVN Kids and Family Group is making its new Mr. Meaty series available on iTunes prior to the show’s September 22 premiere on Nickelodeon. Mr. Meaty is Nickelodeon’s absurd new comedy/puppet series set in a mall …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: Actor Will Ferrell’s production company is branching out into television with a comedy for HBO called P.E. Ferrell and Adam McKay, his partner in Gary Sanchez Prods, reportedly shopped the series around to various broadcast and …

LONDON, September 20: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and the Canadian independent producer Insight Productions Company have concluded a mutual first look agreement. The deal will grant FME a first look at Insight Productions projects; while Insight will have the first option …

HONG KONG, September 20: Indonesian broadcaster Indosiar (PT Indosiar Visual Mandiri) will premiere a locally produced version of Sony Pictures Television International’s (SPTI) U.S. sitcom The Nanny on September 25, 2006. The Indonesian show, called Si Neny, is SPTI’s first …

BEVERLY HILLS, September 20: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the first stage of its acquisition of IDT's entertainment division, including a stake in Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment Inc. Now IDT and Liberty will work together in the distribution and development …

CENTURY CITY, September 20: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (TCFHE) is launching FOXFAITH, a new branded distribution label to house its growing portfolio of faith-based programming. This new brand is targeted at Christian retailers as well as churches and ministry …

BURBANK, September 20: The Walt Disney Company predicts it will sell some $50 million worth of movies in the first year of its partnership with Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store. In less than a week since Disney made available movies …

CULVER CITY, September 19: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) is adding executives to oversee its mobile teams in Asia Pacific and Latin America. “Sony Pictures is firmly committed to growing its mobile entertainment business, and is dedicating significant resources to …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: USA Network has renewed Psych for a second season, ordering 16 new episodes of the series, which debuted during the summer. In its first episode on July 7, Psych brought in 6.25 million total viewers and …