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STAMFORD, August 7: World Wrestling Entertainment has said that it is contemplating legal action over a study that claims a direct link between watching professional wrestling on TV and teen violence. The study was conducted by researchers at Wake Forest …

LONDON, August 7: The 3.5 million customers who subscribe to the 3 mobile service in the U.K. will be able to watch ITV1 and the interactive channel ITV Play live on their handsets, beginning this fall. This will be the …

LONDON, August 7: Disney Channel is expanding its reach to Southern and sub-Saharan Africa, securing carriage on the MultiChoice DStv platform. Disney launches on the service next month, reaching more than 1.3 million subscribers. The channel will be broadcast on …

SANTA MONICA/BURBANK, August 7: Lionsgate has entered into a multiyear VOD deal for TVN Entertainment to distribute titles from its movie library. The agreement encompasses all new release movies and product from Lionsgate's library of more than 7,500 motion picture …

SYDNEY, August 7: Network Ten has ceased production on the Screentime reality show Yasmin's Getting Married due to low ratings. “TEN has a reputation for taking risks with new formats,” said TEN's chief programming officer, David Mott. "While we all …

LONDON/NEW YORK, August 7: BBC America has picked up a raft of titles from Fremantle International Distribution, including the 90-minute documentary special Beatles Biggest Secrets, the psychological thriller A Good Murder and the comedy Hardware. The package also covers all …

WALTHAM, August 7: The entertainment portal LYCOS is teaming with IPTV platform PermissionTV for Update Hollywood, delivering on-demand film clips, behind the scenes footage and celebrity interviews. Available at www.updatehollywood.com/player.html, Update Hollywood gives LYCOS viewers free access to the movie …

NEW YORK, August 7: iD Distribution has licensed Farther Than The Eye Can See, a documentary from Rainbow Media’s Rush HD channel, to the BBC. The special will air on August 13 at 9 p.m. as part of the BBC’s …

LONDON, August 4: Baby TV has expanded its reach in Eastern Europe, securing full carriage on the analogue offering of Serbia Broadband (SBB) following a trial run on the platform. The channel, targeted to kids under the age of three, …

LONDON, August 4: Moscow-based producer Cinemotion Group has picked up the format rights to Telenovela Star from Funky Formats for Russia and 14 other markets in the region, including Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. The format combines a scripted daily …