TV News: Measure restricts growth of Berlusconi empire — The Italian government, under pressure from the communications watchdog Agcom, has renewed rules limiting ownership of media outlets that were due to expire on Jan.
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Italy extends media ownership law
TV News: Producer turns to newspaper website to avoid glut of TV drama — Argentina’s Mancha Prods. is taking a fresh approach to secure exposure and build business by targeting Internet fiction, a market with growth potential, and tying it to a newspaper’s website.
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Mancha finds a niche in Internet drama
TV News: UK film get a break thanks to British Embassy — North Koreans got a rare treat this week: a state TV broadcast of the British soccer film “Bend it Like Beckham.”
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North Korea TV airs ‘Bend It Like Beckham’
TV News: Pair may launch joint TV channel — Indian broadcaster Zee and Russian media giant Sistema Mass-media signed a deal Thursday to help grow their businesses.
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India’s Zee pacts with Russia’s Sistema
TV News: Channels extend their roll out across Asia — Sundance Channel and WE tv are continuing their spree of tie-ups in Asia after Rainbow Media was granted a distribution license by the National Communications Commission in the self-ruled island of Taiwan.
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Sundance, WE tv tie-up in Taiwan
TV News: U.K. satcaster’s stock rises by almost 2% — News Corp.’s attempt to own U.K
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U.K. gov’t change boosts News Corp.
TV News: Orgs and congloms line up on either side of technology — A brief overview of some of the most notable parties who’ve responded to the FCC’s AllVid proposal and their positions stated in their filings on the technology
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For and Against AllVid
TV News: ‘Gayle King Show’ to debut Jan. 10 — With less than 10 days before the net’s premiere, the Oprah Winfrey Network continues to roll out its programming slate.
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Moderators set for OWN’s ‘All Stars’
TV News: New series to use fans’ ideas for storylines — “Bar Karma,” a new series from Current TV that allows viewers to shape the plot via social networking, is set to debut Feb. 11.
TV News: Ninth Circuit Court likely next up — A federal court judge has denied Disney’s appeal of a $319 million judgment for British production company Celador Intl.
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Court denies Disney appeal vs. Celador
