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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 …

STUDIO CITY, August 3: The Hallmark Channel, which is currently in 74 million homes in the U.S., will celebrate its fifth anniversary on August 5. Over the last five years, the network has built upon the Hallmark brand to produce …

SYDNEY, August 3: The animated series The Beeps,, produced for Five in the U.K., will be distributed internationally by Southern Star International, which will launch the show at MIPTV 2007. The Beeps concerns eight egg-shaped characters who live on an …

LONDON, August 3: Granada International has sold several literary titles to Kanal 5 in Sweden and has renewed output deals in Norway and Finland. Among the titles in the Kanal 5 deal are Moll Flanders starring Alex Kingston, Brideshead Revisited …

TORONTO, August 3: CBC International Sales has secured four presales in Europe, Australia and Latin America on its documentary The Secret History of 9/11. The 2×1-hour production has been picked up by TF1’s Histoire in France, SBS in Australia, A&E …

NEW YORK, August 3: Thirteen/WNET New York and Unnatural Productions will co-produce 65 episodes of the educational kids’ series Unnatural History over a period of several years. Produced in 3-D animation, the series will follow four children who travel through …

PALISADES PARK, August 3: Within one month of taking on this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for international distribution, Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has secured deals in the Asia Pacific, Canada and Mexico, among other markets. The one-hour special, slated …

NEW YORK, August 3: CBS Corporation’s net profit for the second quarter of this year rose from $753.8 million to $781.7 million despite a 1-percent fall in revenues to $3.48 billion. "I am very pleased with CBS Corporation's early performance …

HARRINGTON PARK, August 3: Janson Media is offering international broadcasters the 26×30-minute series PC World’s Digital Duo, a look at the newest developments in technology and consumer electronics. The show is hosted by Stephen Manes, columnist for PC World and …