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Vodafone, SKY Italia Launch Mobile TV Service

December 12, 2006

MILAN, December 12: Vodafone Italia and SKY Italia have joined forces for a mobile digital television service that will offer up some of the best content on the platform to subscribers’ TV-enabled handsets. The lineup will include Fox One, delivering …

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The N Launches Teen Research Panel

December 12, 2006

NEW YORK, December 12: Viacom’s nighttime network for teens, The N, is teaming with online research firm OTX and mobile community provider mbuzzy for the Teens Everywhere wireless research panel. The research, which kicks off in January, will utilize the …

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TVFI Announces Winners of Export Awards

December 12, 2006

PARIS, December 12: TV France International has awarded Prix de l’Export awards, celebrating the best-selling French programs on the global market, to Taffy Entertainment, ZED and Marathon International. The awards were presented last night in Paris at the PROCIREP Producer …

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DIC Secures New Home Entertainment Deal

December 12, 2006

BURBANK, December 12: DIC Entertainment has granted Alliance Entertainment Corporation (AEC) the home entertainment and non-exclusive digital rights in the U.S. and Canada for select animated and live-action titles in its library, in a three-year, multi-million-dollar deal. The agreement gives …

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CBS Interactive Teams with Hong Kong Outfit for Top Model Game

December 11, 2006

NEW YORK/HONG KONG, December 11: CBS Interactive is working with Hong Kong-based Artificial Life for an avatar-based mobile game based on The CW's America's Next Top Model. Players will be able to select a virtual representation—an avatar—of his/her favorite and …

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Sesame Workshop Expands Middle East Activities

December 11, 2006

NEW YORK, December 11: Sesame Workshop is hailing its strong presence in the Middle East, with three localized versions of Sesame Street—in Egypt, Jordan and Palestine—slated to be on the air in 2007. "Sesame Workshop is involved in a long-term …

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here! Launches on FiOS TV

December 11, 2006

NEW YORK, December 11: here! has been added to the Verizon FiOS TV pay-TV service as a 24/7 subscription premium network, alongside the company’s VOD offering. Verizon is offering here! in every market where it provides its fiber-optic FiOS TV …

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Media Giants Mull Creation of Rival to YouTube

December 11, 2006

NEW YORK, December 11: According to The Wall Street Journal, News Corporation, Viacom, CBS Corporation and NBC Universal are in discussions to create a content website to compete against the Google-owned YouTube. The Journal indicates that the site would stream …