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BURBANK, July 19: ABC has increased the number of its shows that are dubbed into Spanish, adding, among others, the telenovela adaptation Ugly Betty that launches this fall. Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Dancing with the Stars, George Lopez and …

ATLANTA, July 19: Cartoon Network is working with Korea’s Grigon Entertainment for a massively multi-player online game (MMOG) that is slated to launch in the spring of 2008. The Cartoon Network MMOG will target the kids' interactive gaming market. Featuring …

NASHVILLE, July 19: Cable network CMT and the Miss America organization have announced a new multiplatform, multi-network promotional campaign for next year’s pageant, with content set to air on CMT as well as on sister networks VH1, MTV and Logo. …

LONDON, July 19: ContentFilm and Fireworks International have inked a deal to represent content from Heavy, a digital entertainment brand for men 18 to 34 whose programming includes Behind The Music That Sucks. Fireworks will represent outside of the U.S. …

BOSTON, July 19: Discovery Communications has formed a new multiplatform business, Discovery Health Media Enterprises, with plans to roll out the Discovery Health On-Call VOD service this October. Discovery Health Media Enterprises encompasses the Discovery Health Channel and FitTV television …

BURBANK, July 19: NBC has signed Spike Lee to develop a new drama series for the network that will be produced by NBC Universal Television Studio. "Spike Lee was one of the first people that I wanted to make a …

NEW YORK, July 19: ESPN’s Sunday-night telecast of The 2006 ESPYS, hosted by Lance Armstrong, was seen by the biggest audience in the show’s 14-year history, averaging more than 2.5 million households and delivering about 3.6 million viewers. “We are …

ENGLEWOOD, July 18: The share price of satellite-TV operator EchoStar Communications rose to a 17-month high yesterday following speculation that DIRECTV majority shareholder News Corporation is mulling a bid for the company. A merger of DIRECTV and EchoStar’s DISH Network …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: A senior management restructure has been announced at Universal Pictures under recently installed chairman Marc Shmuger and co-chairman David Linde, with promotions for Rick Finkelstein, Jimmy Horowitz and Michael Joe. Rick Finkelstein has been promoted to …

PARIS/LONDON, July 18: Dutch cable platform Casema is to be acquired by private equity firms Cinven and Warburg Pincus for 2.1 billion euros in a deal with the Carlyle Group, Providence Equity Partners and GMT Communications Partners. Casema provides cable, …