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LONDON, February 26: ITN Source, formerly ITN Archive, has struck an exclusive worldwide distribution deal with Australia’s Nine Network for the representation of the commercial broadcaster’s complete news catalog, including content from National Nine News, Nightline, A Current Affair, The …

HILVERSUM, February 26: Endemol International has struck a range of deals on a new 30-minute documentary on Anna Nicole Smith, produced by its U.K. subsidiary Initial, including one with Sat.1 in Germany. The German broadcaster aired the special, entitled Anna …

PALO ALTO, February 26: Azureus has reached a deal that will bring content from National Geographic Ventures (NGV) to its Zudeo digital media platform. Since launching in December, Azureus, which specializes in the distribution of large files over the Internet, …

BOSTON, February 26: American Public Television (APT) has released two “green”-focused programs—the lifestyle series Cultivating Life and the dining series The Endless Feast—for broadcast on public television stations across the U.S. Cultivating Life is currently airing on public television stations …

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, February 26: Cindy Rose has been appointed senior VP and managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG). Rose will manage all aspects of WDIG's European regional operations, which encompass …

LONDON, February 23: Virgin Media subscribers could lose access to a slate of Sky channels at the end of this month, after talks between the cable platform and BSkyB broke down over carriage terms. Virgin Media and BSkyB have been …

TORONTO, February 23: CanWest Global Communications Corp. is planning to contribute C$200 million to its joint bid with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (GSCP) for Alliance Atlantis Communications, up from the previously announced C$132 million. CanWest's initial commitment was C$132 million, …

LONDON, February 23: Viasat Broadcasting is launching a dedicated TV1000 for Poland on the DTH platform Cyfrowy Polsat on March 5. The first single-country TV1000 channel, TV1000 in Poland will broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and …

NEW YORK, February 23: Nine U.S. cable operators have signed retransmission agreements with CBS Corporation, covering the analog, digital, multicast and high-definition rights to programming on CBS owned-and-operated television stations. Broadcasters have been seeking compensation from cable operators for the …

LONDON, February 23: Five is seeking to appoint a director of programs, reporting directly to Lisa Opie, the broadcaster’s managing director of content, as part of a restructure of its programming team. The broadcaster is also recruiting a new head …