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NEW YORK, August 8: Fox Soccer Channel kicks off its coverage of the Barclays English Premier League on August 19, with plans to televise more than 150 matches through May 2007. The coverage includes a weekly match-up at 11:00 a.m. …

NEW YORK, August 8: NBC Universal’s Bravo network is launching a service on Amp’d Mobile, delivering to mobile users content from some of its key shows. The rollout of Bravo to Go marks the first mobile TV deal for an …

MIAMI, August 8: Todobebe has shored up deals in Spain, Colombia and Mexico for its Spanish-language Todobebe TV show about pregnancy and parenting that airs on Telemundo in the U.S. In Colombia, Caracol will launch Todobebe TV this summer. The …

NEW DELHI, August 8: Galli Galli Sim Sim, the Indian version of Sesame Street, is set to launch on Cartoon Network on August 15, Indian Independence Day, at 1 p.m. The show, a co-production of Turner International India, production outfit …

WALTHAM, August 7: The entertainment portal LYCOS is teaming with IPTV platform PermissionTV for Update Hollywood, delivering on-demand film clips, behind the scenes footage and celebrity interviews. Available at www.updatehollywood.com/player.html, Update Hollywood gives LYCOS viewers free access to the movie …

NEW YORK, August 7: iD Distribution has licensed Farther Than The Eye Can See, a documentary from Rainbow Media’s Rush HD channel, to the BBC. The special will air on August 13 at 9 p.m. as part of the BBC’s …

BRISTOL, August 8: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by British broadcaster Five to produce Game Reserve Diaries, a series chronicling the daily activities at a game preserve in Kenya. The series will be composed of ten 45-minute episodes and will …

CHICAGO, August 7: Charles Hirschhorn, the founder and former CEO of the G4 video-gaming network, has been elected to the board of directors at Playboy Enterprises. Hirschhorn is currently the founding partner of Fountain Productions, which produces theatrical motion pictures, …

NEW DELHI, August 7: India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting has mandated that all music videos, film trailers and movies, whether produced in India or internationally, must be cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) censorship board as …

NEW YORK/MOUNTAIN VIEW, August 7: Google and MTV Networks are trialing a new video distribution model, with Google to provide ad-supported content from MTV Networks via its advertising network to third-party websites. The companies expect to be testing the model …