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WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2: According to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), movie piracy costs the U.S. economy about $20.5 billion per year in lost wages, tax revenues and earnings. The report, entitled The True Cost of Motion Picture Piracy …

LONDON, October 2: Rights Tracker, which offers rights management software to distributors, has added 3DD Entertainment to its client list. This deal sees 3DD acquiring Rights Tracker’s management services range. It encompasses program maintenance, contract processing, reporting, client management, screener …

MEXICO CITY, October 2: Telemundo has opened up new offices in Mexico City, home to its news bureau, offices for its entertainment division, as well as the finance and sales teams. In opening up the new Telemundo Mexico headquarters, the …

TORONTO, October 2: Mary Herne has joined Peace Arch Entertainment Group as executive VP of international television and home entertainment. Herne will be responsible for all sales and marketing of the company's original and acquired content to international television licensees …

LONDON, October 2: A range of music videos from Sony BMG will be made available for on-demand access on BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision, slated to launch this fall. The videos will also be available from November through the …

NEW YORK, October 2: BBC America, which passed the 50 million mark this summer, today announced three new drama co-productions and a slate of new acquisitions. In making the announcement, Darren Childs, the MD of global TV channels at BBC …

LOS ANGELES, October 2: Production began today in Vancouver on A.M.P.E.D., a pilot from Twentieth Century Fox Television’s Fox 21 division and former X-Files show runners Frank Spotnitz and Vince Gilligan for Spike TV. Joining executive producers Spotnitz and Gilligan …

LONDON, October 2: The North American Sports Network (NASN) will launch in France on CANALSAT’s digital platform tomorrow, reaching 2.6 million homes as part of the CANALSAT LIBREMENT basic package, extending NASN’s European footprint to 4 million households. Amory B. …

SEOUL, October 2: KBS World, the international channel operated by the Korean terrestrial KBS, has launched on Japan’s largest MSO, J:COM. KBS World, which is also available on Japan’s DTH platform, SKYPerfectTV!, now reaches 1.3 million Japanese households. KBS World …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, October 2: Jetix Europe has commissioned Canada’s Studio B Productions to produce a second season of Pucca for broadcast in 2008. Production on the 39×7-minute Flash animated series begins this month. It follows the adventures of feisty Pucca as …