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NEW YORK/ATLANTA, December 19: In a deal with NBC Universal and Broadway Video Entertainment, Cingular Wireless is making content from the long-running sketch show Saturday Night Live available to its subscribers. The launch of Saturday Night Live (SNL) Mobile on …

ESPOO, December 19: Nokia has tapped MSN as the exclusive online distributor of its New Year’s Eve musical celebration taking place in five different cities: Hong Kong, Mumbai, Berlin, Rio de Janeiro and New York. The Nokia New Year's Eve …

LONDON/SYDNEY, December 19: Nine Network in Australia has picked up the dinosaur drama series Primeval and the docudrama Superstorm from BBC Worldwide Australasia. Both titles will air on the Australian network next year. In the 3×50-minute Superstorm, a science-based thriller …

LONDON, December 19: Granada International has signed its first output deal with Greek broadcaster Skai TV with a package that covers more than 200 hours of programming. The multi-year output deal covers TV movies and drama including The Triumph, starring …

LOS ANGELES, December 19: Taffy Entertainment has licensed the home video rights to ToddWorld to Genius Products, which will launch the DVD at retail in the U.S. in the spring. ToddWorld is a half-hour animated series that explores common themes …

LONDON, December 19: National Geographic Television International has notched up a range of deals on its 45-minute holiday family special Toot & Puddle: I’ll Be Home for Christmas, based on the Holly Hobbie book of the same name. The special …

TORONTO, December 19: Picture Box Distribution’s popular lifestyle series X Weighted has been licensed to Sky in the U.K. and TVNZ in New Zealand. The series, produced by Anaid Productions, follows individuals as they work to get fit. The two …

LUXEMBOURG, December 19: SBS Broadcasting Group has named Zoltan Vardy, the commercial director of its TV2 station in Hungary, as its VP of sales. Vardy will continue to serve in his position at TV2. In his role as VP of …

NEW YORK, December 19: NBC Universal is celebrating what it is calling a “groundbreaking” year for its digital initiatives, with 40 interactive TV shows and events in 2006 across 12 business units, generating 130 million web votes and SMS messages. …

BURBANK, December 19: Animation legend Joseph Barbera, the co-chairman and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios, passed away yesterday at his Studio City, California, home. He was 95 years old. Born in New York City on March 24, 1911, Barbera worked as …