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GENEVA: There are 39 European public broadcasters that are participating in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in May. The 58th Eurovision Song Contest is set for May 14, 16 and 18, 2013, in the Swedish city of Malmö. Every year since 2004, between 36 and 43 …

PREMIUM: Sunday night was movie night in major European markets, as Hollywood titles cleaned up at the top of the ratings. In France, the number one program was TF1’s showing of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from Disney with 4.716 million viewers and a …

LONDON: For the first time ever, digital sales of music, video and games exceeded £1 billion in the U.K., according to the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). For the year, digital sales of music, video and games in the country amassed £1.033 billion. This total is 11.4-percent more than the 2011 …

HONG KONG: As of today, Bigfoot Venture’s Fashion One, a global fashion, entertainment and lifestyle channel, is being carried by Germany’s KabelKiosk. This launch follows Fashion One’s deal with Eutelsat Germany to distribute the channel to cable operators in continental Europe. The channel will be offered in high-definition to cable …

LONDON: ESPN and Budweiser are working together on content and advertising surrounding this season’s FA Cup. The two worked together on last season’s coverage, but this agreement includes several new elements. Notably will be the social media integration. Fans watching or accessing any of the multiplatform content surrounding the FA Cup will …

UNTERFÖHRING: The complete offering of Sky Deutschland, including Bundesliga coverage, is being made available through Deutsche Telekom for its Entertainment IPTV customers. Starting in mid-2013, in addition to live Bundesliga coverage, Entertainment customers will gain access to the range of Sky’s content, including UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, DFB-Pokal, Golf …

LONDON: Rory Aitken, Ben Pugh, Josh Varney and Kate Buckley have set up 42, a new U.K.-based management and production company that will focus on film and television. The company already has a number of actors, writers and directors to represent. This includes the actors Michael Caine, John Hurt, Rhys …

BRISTOL: Thanks to a three-year deal extension with World Snooker, the BBC will continue to air important domestic snooker tournaments until at least 2017. The BBC will still serve as the host broadcaster of The World Championship, the UK Championship and the Masters until the 2016/17 season is over. Those …

PREMIUM: Herbert Kloiber, the chairman and shareholder in Tele München Group (TMG) who is being honored with a Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award at NATPE this year, talks to World Screen about his company—past, present and future—and the value he places on relationships. WS: Are you looking to expand TMG’s distribution catalogue? …

LONDON: CAKE and GunHil have signed an international development and distribution deal for Space Stallions, an animated adult parody of ’80s sci-fi cartoons. Targeted at 18- to 48-year-olds, Space Stallions was presented by GunHil at Cartoon Forum in September. The show was previously released on YouTube, where it has already …