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NEW YORK/SAN BRUNO, October 19: The CBS Brand Channel launched on YouTube today, featuring content such as clips from the Late Show with Dave Letterman. The channel is a key component of the strategic content and advertising partnership announced by …

LONDON, October 19: Sky One will become the exclusive British home of Lost, currently airing on Channel 4, after snatching up the rights to seasons three and four of the hit ABC drama in a deal with Buena Vista International …

GÜTERSLOH, October 19: Bertelsmann has launched Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI), a venture capital fund that will look to make investments in emerging technologies. With an initial funding of 50 million euros, BDMI’s mission is to tap into new technologies …

NEW YORK, October 19: New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has dismissed speculation that his news and information company is for sale, but he did acknowledge that he had been approached by several buyers. Bloomberg L.P.’s businesses include the Bloomberg …

TORONTO, October 19: The annual Gemini Awards concluded last night with the drama, variety and comedy awards presentation, with Hunt for Justice: The Louise Arbour Story from Galafilm taking the best TV movie category. For best music, variety program or …

SYDNEY, October 18: Discovery Networks Latin America/Iberia has picked up the rights to the American version of the preschool series Hi-5 from Southern Star International for its Discovery Kids feed. Angela Recio Sondon, the VP of programming for DNLA/I, said …

PARIS/MONACO, October 18: Eurodata TV Worldwide and Sportel are teaming for the inaugural Americas Sport TV Audience Awards, which will be presented at SportelAmerica in Miami in March. This new prize will go to the highest-rated sporting event in the …

LONDON, October 18: All3Media International has taken on the finished program and format distribution rights to Tearaway Teen To Beauty Queen, a North One production. The show takes a former beauty queen and asks her to transform nine difficult teen …

LONDON/NEW YORK, October 18: Sportshows Television, the TV production arm of IPTV company Narrowstep, and The Interpublic Group’s Octagon CSI have won the contract to produce and distribute the 2007 International Sailing Federation's ISAF Sailing World Championships. The two companies …

LOS ANGELES, October 18: The video-on-demand service Eurocinema has signed an exclusive deal with independent film distributor First Run Features, with titles like La Petite Lili and Kira's Reason launching on the platform in December. In making the announcement, Larry …