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NEW YORK, October 18: Time Warner Cable is planning an initial public offering, wire reports indicate, applying to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker TWC. According to the AP, the platform, the second-largest cable …

BURBANK, October 17: NBC’s version of the Endemol game show format 1 vs 100 delivered the network’s highest Friday 9 p.m. rating in the 18 to 49 set, excluding the Olympics, since December 2002. The show, hosted by Bob Saget, …

PALO ALTO, October 17: The online content company Instant Media has announced a deal to offer film and television content from Twentieth Century Fox through its broadband I'M player. The deal covers films such as X-Men The Last Stand, The …

MIAMI, October 17: U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Telemundo has launched a new division within its existing Digital Media Group to exploit its content on platforms that can be easily accessed by consumers, including DVDs, books and CDs. The first products slated …

RIO DE JANEIRO/MONACO, October 17: At SPORTELMonaco today, Globosat announced the launch of PFC Internacional, a Portuguese-language football channel that will begin its international rollout in the U.S. in January 2007. Targeting Brazilian soccer fans, the channel will first launch …

STOCKHOLM, October 17: Following deals this month to expand its reach to France and the Nordic territories, the North American Sports Network (NASN) has entered into an alliance with Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting to launch in Central and Eastern …

TORONTO, October 17: At a ceremony yesterday at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex in Toronto, the winners were announced in the documentary, news and sports categories for the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television’s Gemini Awards, with CBC Television’s China …

LONDON, October 17: A range of content from Cartoon Network will be available for consumer download in several European markets through the Nokia Content Discoverer client embedded in select Nokia devices. The deal covers the U.K. France, Italy, Germany, Spain, …

ATLANTA, October 17: Turner Broadcasting System’s broadband entertainment network GameTap has launched in Canada, with plans to roll out in several English-speaking markets throughout 2007. Beginning today, GameTap is being offered across Canada for $6.95 per month or, for a …

MIAMI, October 17: MTV Latin America will webcast its Los Premios MTV Latin America 2006 ceremony live on its broadband platform MTV Revolution beginning 10 p.m. Mexico time on October 19 from the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City. …