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BANGKOK, June 22: Walt Disney Television International (Southeast Asia) has reached a carriage deal for Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney on True Digital Entertainment’s IPTV platform in Thailand. The two channels launch on True IPTV this month. The platform offers …

SYDNEY, June 22: Koch Media Deutschland has picked up the German DVD distribution rights to Southern Star International’s hit Australian drama McLeod’s Daughters and the popular kids’ series The Tribe. McLeod’s Daughters is a one-hour drama series now in its …

PARIS, June 22: TV France International will be hosting 36 French production and distribution companies at its stand at Sunny Side of the Doc, which begins June 27. Among those in attendance will be Europe Images International, France Télévisions Distribution, …

NEW YORK, June 22: TVHead, the games-on-demand network slated to launch in the fourth quarter, is working with HIT Entertainment on interactive games based on Barney, Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder and Angelina Ballerina. “Children the world over adore …

ATLANTA, June 22: CNN has made its first foray into the world of video podcasting, delivering six programs on CNN.com and on iTunes. “Podcasting draws a whole new audience than CNN’s television viewers and, perhaps, surprisingly, somewhat younger than even …

GENEVA/PARIS, June 22: French broadband ISP Free is working with i-concerts to offer its subscribers a high-definition channel and an IPTV VOD platform, both featuring performances from some of today’s top artists. The ADSL channel i-concerts HD launched yesterday. It …

LONDON/BUDAPEST, June 22: Leopard International, a division of the U.K.-based Leopard Films, is making its first appearance at DISCOP this week with a lineup of key documentary and drama titles. Topping the list of dramas is the 90-minute Mysterious Creatures. …

NEW YORK, June 21: A PricewaterhouseCoopers report released today predicts that the global media and entertainment industry will rise at a 6.6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to $1.8 trillion in 2010. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2006-2010 …

LOS ANGELES, June 21: The gay/lesbian network programming service here! is currently developing a new television movie, In the Name of Love, co-written by Chastity Bono and Garth Belcon. The film tells the tale of an influential Hollywood lesbian who …

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY, June 21: The Televisa-led consortium of investors looking to acquire U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision missed THE bid deadline, the New York Times reports, in part because Carlyle Group dropped out at the last minute in a dispute …