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Mobizzo Names Content, M-Commerce SVP

July 12, 2006

HOLLYWOOD, July 12: Fox Mobile Entertainment’s Mobizzo has appointed Natalie Farsi as senior VP of content and m-commerce. In this newly created position, Farsi is responsible for overseeing content and m-commerce and is responsible for expanding the group's content offering. …

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FOX, MLB Reach New Seven-Year Deal

July 12, 2006

PITTSBURGH, July 12: FOX Sports and Major League Baseball have inked a seven-year deal that keeps the World Series and All-Star Game exclusively on the FOX network through 2013. FOX Sports’ new agreement with MLB gives the network the rights …

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Sky Scores FA Premier League Mobile Rights

July 12, 2006

LONDON, July 12: BSkyB has picked up the mobile content rights to Barclays Premiership football in a three-year deal that kicks off in August 2007. Sky won the rights in a bid with News Group Newspapers, publishers of The Sun …

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The Wire, Def Comedy Jam Set for On-Demand Premieres

July 12, 2006

LOS ANGELES, July 12: Two HBO original series—The Wire and Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, which is returning after a ten-year break—will premiere on HBO On Demand six days prior to their debuts on the main HBO channel. Beginning September …

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Cartoon Network to Launch Dedicated Feed in Korea

July 12, 2006

SEOUL/HONG KONG, July 12: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) is working with the South Korean media company JoongAng Ilbo (JAI) to launch Cartoon Network Korea later this year featuring a mix of Korean and international animation. In compliance with Korean broadcast …

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TNT, Veoh Team to Promote Stephen King Series

July 12, 2006

SAN DIEGO, July 12: Turner Network Television (TNT) is teaming with the Internet television broadcasting company Veoh Networks to offer up a slate of online content based on the new horror series Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From The Stories of Stephen …

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E! Announces New Series Orders

July 12, 2006

PASADENA, July 12: At the Television Critics Association press tour, E! Networks announced several new titles for the E! and Style networks, including a claymation series about Hollywood and a venture with pop star Beyoncé Knowles. The programming and marketing …

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MobiTV Receives $70 Million in Additional Financing

July 12, 2006

EMERYVILLE, July 12: Mobile television specialist MobiTV has closed its Series C financing with a $70 million investment led by Oak Investment Partners. As part of the investment, Oak Investment Partners' managing partner, Bandel Carano, will join MobiTV's board of …

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Eurodata Offers Up Pakistan TV Research

July 12, 2006

PARIS, July 12: Eurodata TV Worldwide has entered into a partnership with Gallup in Pakistan to offer up TV ratings for more than 35 channels in the country. Audience research is available dating back to January 2000 and can be …

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Discovery’s Speed Week Returns for Round Two

July 12, 2006

SILVER SPRING, July 12: Discovery Channel is bringing its Speed Week stunt back for a second year, with the initiative set to air in 170 countries throughout Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and on Discovery en …