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TNT in Multiplatform Deal for PGA Coverage

August 3, 2006

ATLANTA, August 3: In a first for a U.S. golf event, select coverage of this month’s 2006 PGA Championship will be offered up on PGA.com, as part of a deal with broadcast partner Turner Network Television (TNT). PGA.com will deliver …

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Logo Announces Pickup of New Reality Series

August 3, 2006

NEW YORK, August 3: MTV Networks’ gay and lesbian-targeted Logo has picked up the original reality series Jacob & Joshua: Nemesis Rising, following these identical twin brothers as they struggle to make it in the music business and come out …

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AOL to Offer Services Free to Broadband Users

August 2, 2006

NEW YORK, August 2: Confirming speculation, Time Warner today announced that its AOL service will offer its software, e-mail and other services for free to broadband users, as it works to bolster its online advertising business. "For the first time …

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Lionsgate Ends Listing on Toronto Stock Exchange

August 2, 2006

SANTA MONICA, August 2: Lionsgate has elected to delist from the Toronto Stock Exchange as a result of low trading volume. The delisting, effective July 31, 2006, allows the studio to avoid the costs associated with multiple exchange listings. Lionsgate …

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Endemol USA Preps Late-Night Live Game Show for TBS

August 2, 2006

ATLANTA, August 2: TBS viewers will be able to win cash by text-messaging, calling in or logging onto the Internet with the new late-night live game show Midnight Money Madness from Endemol. A creation of the format giant’s Digital Media …

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MDA Seeks to Finance Online Content

August 2, 2006

SINGAPORE, August 2: The Media Development Authority of Singapore is calling for proposals for online content as part of its Synthesis funding scheme that provides financing for Web-based productions. Launched in August of last year, Synthesis will provide funding of …

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De Mol Invests in British Independent

August 2, 2006

LONDON, August 2: John de Mol’s Talpa Beheer investment vehicle has acquired a 3.1-percent stake in the British outfit Shed Productions, the company behind Footballers’ Wives. According to reports, de Mol, who also owns stakes in RDF Media and Tinopolis …

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Yahoo!, Telemundo Team for Film Festival

August 2, 2006

MIAMI, August 2: The joint Yahoo! and Telemundo web portal has launched a Short Film Festival with the winning title to be featured on the Telemundo and mun2 networks. The Yahoo! Telemundo Short Film Festival, sponsored by Toyota Yaris, invites …

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here! Gets Five New Affiliates

August 2, 2006

LOS ANGELES, August 3: here!, the premium gay and lesbian network, has picked up five new affiliates: Alameda Power and Telecom in California, Bend Broadband and Canby Telephone Association in Oregon, Guadalupe Valley Communication Systems in Texas and Click! Networks …

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FUNimation Channel available on Verizon’s FiOS TV package

August 2, 2006

FORT WORTH, August 2: The FUNimation Channel, a 24-hour digital network featuring anime programming, launched on Verizon’s FiOS TV Premier package this week. The channel is operated by FUNimation Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Navarre Corporation. "We are very …