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LONDON, February 22: Granada International has licensed more than 30 classic feature films from the Rank, ITC and Romulus libraries to ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s pay-TV channel kabel eins classics for broadcast this year. Titles acquired for the channel, which launched last …

SAN FRANCISCO, February 22: Eric Schmidt, the CEO of Google, told Reuters yesterday that YouTube is “committed to” implementing anti-piracy technologies “very soon.” The news comes amid reports that negotiations have broken down between CBS Corporation and YouTube over adding …

NEW YORK, February 22: Spike TV and online video-gamer site GameTrailers.com, both divisions of Viacom-owned MTV Networks, have partnered for the enhanced version of the video game series Game Head, launching on the network tomorrow. The collaboration is the first …

LONDON, February 22: Time Warner is number one on ZenithOptimedia’s new ranking of the top 30 global media owners, followed by News Corporation in the number two spot. The top 30 companies collectively generated $215 billion in media revenues. The …

PARIS, February 21: MIPDOC, set for April 14 to 15 at the Intercontinental Carlton Hotel in Cannes, will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a keynote from Al Jazeera’s director general, Wadah Khanfar, a focus on Italy, and the return of …

SANTA MONICA, February 21: Lionsgate has reached a deal with Imavision Distribution for the exclusive U.S. home entertainment distribution rights to the classic family drama Little House on the Prairie. The agreement provides Lionsgate with the rights to all 208 …

LOS ANGELES, February 21: The CW’s Everybody Hates Chris and Girlfriends, both from CBS Paramount Network Television, are now available for purchase and download on the iTunes Store, with America’s Next Top Model set to join the digital storefront next …

MIAMI, February 21: Discovery Kids in Latin America has reached a deal with Brazilian animation company TV PinGuim to co-produce the new 2-D animated series Fishtronaut, which is expected to air on the network throughout Latin America in 2008. The …

NEW YORK, February 21: Next month, VH1 will launch Australia’s Next Top Model, FOX8’s local version of Tyra Banks’ hit reality series on The CW. On March 5 at 10 p.m., VH1 will present the U.S. premiere of the Australian …

WASHINGTON D.C., February 21: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has launched Light at the Edge of the World, a four-part series on indigenous cultures hosted by author Wade Davis. Light at the Edge of the World follows Davis, an anthropologist, …