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OLD LYME/LOS ANGELES, June 16: The Connecticut-based USA Video Technology Corp. (USVO) has filed a patent infringement suit against Time Warner Cable and Comcast Cable, among other platforms, over their VOD services. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court has upheld a …

WASHINGTON, June 16: Verizon has reached a deal to offer subscribers of its FiOS pay-TV package access to up to three public TV stations within a given service area, through an agreement with the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) …

REDMOND, June 16: LivePlanet, the production company founded by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, is working on a baseball-themed unscripted series for MSN, the first project under the Internet company’s MSN Originals drive to boost its content offerings. Fan Club: …

LOS ANGELES, June 16: For the first 14 matches of the World Cup, Univision’s Spanish-language coverage has out-delivered ABC and ESPN2 by 11 percent, averaging 2.3 million viewers. Citing Nielsen figures, Univision also says that it averaged 1.4 million viewers …

SINGAPORE, June 16: MTV is set to produce customized versions of the reality series MTV Meet or Delete in China, India, Korea and Australia. The series was developed in collaboration with HP's PC business as a component of its new …

TORONTO, June 16: The MuchMusic Video Awards, distributed by CHUM International, will air in a record 65 markets this weekend across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Europe and North America. The MMVAs—which have aired outside of Canada for 12 …

MONTREAL, June 16: Distraction has secured a trio of new deals on the Jonathan Goodson game show Dirty Rotten Cheater, including one with France 2 for its summer schedule. The format was recently renewed by TBS in Japan and has …

BURBANK, June 16: Strawberry Shortcake is making her way into the feature-film world with Sweet Dreams, a full-length animated movie that rolls out this October, in a deal between brand owner American Greetings Corp., licensing agent DIC Entertainment and licensee …

SANTA MONICA, June 16: Lionsgate is developing television projects for the 12-year-old actress/singer Keke Palmer, star of Akeelah and the Bee, and may also cast her in existing productions. Kevin Beggs, the president of television programming and production at Lionsgate, …

LOS ANGELES, June 15: Broadening the reach of Animalia, Doodlez, The Secret World of Benjamin Bear and Tutenstein will be PorchLight Entertainment’s focus for Licensing Show. “Our plan in building any property is to get major television exposure and build …