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NEW YORK, December 21: Bender Media Services, the recently launched distribution outfit targeted to sales to Latin America, has taken on the rights to Bennett Media Worldwide’s (BMW) library for the region. Bender Media Services was recently set up by …

SEOUL/TOKYO, December 21: The distribution arm of Korean terrestrial KBS has inked deals in Japan on two if its titles, VJ Commando Squad and Full House, with NHK and NTV respectively. KBS-Japan, responsible for sales to the Japanese market, has …

NEW YORK, December 21: Logo, MTV Networks’ TV and broadband channel for gay and lesbian audiences, has launched a range of mobile content on the Sprint Vision and Power Vision networks. Logo’s mobile programming is updated daily. It includes news, …

LOS ANGELES, December 21: Fox Sports International (FSI) has upped Edward Derse to VP of interactive media, reporting to David Sternberg, the EVP and general manager of FSI. Derse assumes responsibility for the general management and operations of FSI’s interactive …

PORT WASHINGTON, December 21: About 1.2 million U.S. homes paid for a video download in the third quarter of this year, according to The NPD Group, as compared with the 6 million that used peer-to-peer file sharing sites to access …

TORONTO, December 20: Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (AACI) announced today that it is “exploring strategic alternatives,” seeking expressions of interest from possible buyers of the company. Southhill Strategy, owned by Alliance Atlantis’s Executive Chairman Michael MacMillian and Atlantis Films founder …

LONDON, December 20: According to Media Guardian, Greg Dyke will today demand that the BBC publish documents explaining why he was fired as its director-general in January 2004. Dyke’s resignation, which came a day after then chairman Gavyn Davies stepped …

BEIJING, December 20: Five Hollywood studios have won a court case against a retailer of pirated DVDs in Beijing, who has been ordered to pay just RMB164,000 ($21,000). The prosecution against the Yu Hao Qing DVD retail outlet, located in …

AUCKLAND, December 20: SKY Television in New Zealand is teaming with Vodafone for a SKY Mobile TV service that is set to launch early next year. The new mobile service, for customers of Vodafone with 3G handsets, will feature at …

SINGAPORE, December 20: The new wildlife film festival, Wildlife Asia, is slated to take place in Singapore from March 13 to 16, with support from the Singapore Tourism Board, Animal Planet Asia and the WWF. The event will feature participation …