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MONTREAL, August 4: Cogeco Cable, the second-largest cable operator in Ontario and Québec, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cabovisao—Televisao por Cabo, the second-largest cable operator in Portugal. "The completion of this acquisition represents a significant step for Cogeco …

NEW YORK, August 4: The second season of Logo’s original series Noah’s Arc will premiere on the website LOGOonline.com on August 8, a day before its television launch. The second season premiere of the show, about four gay African-American friends …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4: Setanta Sports in the U.S. will offer live coverage of more than 90 matches from the Barclays English Premier League, beginning August 19 with the match between Sheffield United and Liverpool. Setanta Sports' lineup will include …

MUNICH, August 4: SevenOne International has secured deals on behalf of the fellow ProSiebenSat.1 Media-owned 9Live to bring the German quiz station’s call-TV technology to the Middle East. A deal has been struck with Atlas Interactive, an international provider of …

VANCOUVER/TORONTO, August 4: Amp’d Mobile is expanding to Canada, with its interactive and customized mobile entertainment, information and messaging services set to be offered on telecommunications company TELUS's Wireless High Speed network early next year. Canada’s TELUS has also made …

LOS ANGELES, August 4: The 13-part series Voces, from Latino Public Broadcasting, is set to air on public TV stations across the U.S. in September as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Hosted by Edward James Olmos, the series is composed …

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 …

LONDON, August 4: Brand Licensing has announced its seminar program for this year’s event, with eight sessions to be held on October 4-5 in the National Hall at Olympia London. Sessions will cover a broad range of topics, from “Selecting …

NEW YORK, August 4: New York festivals has announced that it is accepting entries for two of its competitions, The International Television Programming and Promotions Awards and the International Film & Video Awards. The deadline for submissions is Friday, September …