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HILVERSUM, February 8: John de Mol’s Talpa Media Group has set up an international distribution division to exploit its completed productions and its formats. The launch of Talpa Content follows the recent American deal on the format The Golden Cage …

BURBANK, February 8: The Walt Disney Company, driven by DVD sales, the performance of its cable networks and the sale of its stake in E! Networks, has recorded a first-quarter profit of $1.7 billion, more than double the $734 million …

LOS ANGELES, February 8: Da Vinci’s Inquest, the award-winning Canadian crime drama syndicated in the U.S. by Program Partners, has been renewed for a third year in 98 percent of the country. The show will return this fall with all …

NEW YORK, February 8: News Corporation has confirmed its long speculated plans for a business news network, with FOX Business Channel slated to launch in 30 million homes in the fourth quarter of this year. The network will be developed …

TORONTO, February 8: The Canadian boutique distributor re:think Entertainment has secured a number of sales and pre-sales on several of its factual properties, including a deal with Sundance Channel in the U.S. for Wetback: The Undocumented Documentary. re:think has licensed …

LONDON, February 8: BSkyB announced today that it is developing a subscription TV service for launch on digital terrestrial television (DTT) this summer. Sky has not yet revealed which of its channels will be available on the platform, which will …

VANCOUVER, February 8: Studio B Productions has signed a development deal with YTV for the 6-11-targeted Look What My Sister Dragged In. The pilot for the 52×11-minute show, created by Rob Boutillier, premiered at MIPCOM Junior in October and was …

LONDON, February 8: Virgin Media, the rebranded NTL/Telewest mobile, telephone, broadband and cable TV company, today unveiled Virgin Central, a hybrid linear/on-demand channel offering up content from Buena Vista International Television and Alliance Atlantis, among other providers. Virgin Central is …

COPENHAGEN, February 8: Zodiak Television World has licensed the format rights to its prime-time entertainment series Stars On Stage from MTV Mastiff Sweden to Record TV Network in Brazil and has secured a renewal with ANTV in Indonesia. Record is …

NEW YORK, February 8: The total number of TV households in the U.S. is expected to grow 47 percent to 163.7 million by 2050, according to Nielsen Media Research. Further, the total number of TV households will grow 66 percent …