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HILVERSUM, July 13: Endemol International is looking to boost its finished programs distribution business in Latin America with the appointment of Ariel Tobi as sales manager for the region. In the newly created post, Tobi, based in Argentina, will responsible …

PITTSBURGH, July 12: FOX Sports and Major League Baseball have inked a seven-year deal that keeps the World Series and All-Star Game exclusively on the FOX network through 2013. FOX Sports’ new agreement with MLB gives the network the rights …

LONDON, July 12: BSkyB has picked up the mobile content rights to Barclays Premiership football in a three-year deal that kicks off in August 2007. Sky won the rights in a bid with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun …

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Two HBO original series—The Wire and Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, which is returning after a ten-year break—will premiere on HBO On Demand six days prior to their debuts on the main HBO channel. Beginning September …

SEOUL/HONG KONG, July 12: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) is working with the South Korean media company JoongAng Ilbo (JAI) to launch Cartoon Network Korea later this year featuring a mix of Korean and international animation. In compliance with Korean broadcast …

SAN DIEGO, July 12: Turner Network Television (TNT) is teaming with the Internet television broadcasting company Veoh Networks to offer up a slate of online content based on the new horror series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories of Stephen …

PASADENA, July 12: At the Television Critics Association press tour, E! Networks announced several new titles for the E! and Style networks, including a claymation series about Hollywood and a venture with pop star Beyoncé Knowles. The programming and marketing …

EMERYVILLE, July 12: Mobile television specialist MobiTV has closed its Series C financing with a $70 million investment led by Oak Investment Partners. As part of the investment, Oak Investment Partners' managing partner, Bandel Carano, will join MobiTV's board of …

PARIS, July 12: Eurodata TV Worldwide has entered into a partnership with Gallup in Pakistan to offer up TV ratings for more than 35 channels in the country. Audience research is available dating back to January 2000 and can be …

SILVER SPRING, July 12: Discovery Channel is bringing its Speed Week stunt back for a second year, with the initiative set to air in 170 countries throughout Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and on Discovery en …