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LOS ANGELES, February 23: FremantleMedia has partnered with 19 Entertainment for the launch of Idol Camp, a performing arts summer camp for kids aged 12-15 based on the hit FOX series American Idol. Located in Northfield, Massachusetts, Idol Camp will …

LONDON, February 23: BabyTV is working with TF1 Video for the rollout of its first home videos in France and other French-speaking territories, beginning in April. The home videos will feature BabyTV’s programs in segmented themes based on categories that …

SYDNEY, February 23: Koch Media in Germany has acquired the DVD rights to two additional seasons of the drama series McLeod’s Daughters from Southern Star International. Produced by Millennium Television and Nine Films and Television for the Nine Network Australia, …

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 …

MANILA, February 22: The Philippines Department of Justice (DoJ) has recommended the filing of 12 criminal copyright infringement charges against cable operator Maguindanao Skycable CATV and its directors and officers, including Estrellita T. Juliano-Tamano and Joaquin Tamano. The ruling follows …

MEXICO CITY, February 22: TV Azteca’s fourth-quarter revenues were up by 3 percent to Ps.2.6 billion ($237.1 million), with net income soaring to Ps.692 million ($63.1 million) from Ps.93 million ($8.5 million), a 646 percent change. At Azteca America, Q4 …

NEW YORK, February 22: Customers of Verizon’s FiOS TV pay-TV service, as well as its broadband customers, will soon have free access to content from the viral videos marketplace Revver.com. Verizon will deliver selected Revver videos and other Internet video …