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| Deutsche
Bank to Appeal Kirch Ruling |
 FRANKFURT, December 22: Deutsche Bank can appeal
against a court ruling mandating that it pay former German media mogul Leo
Kirch compensation in their long-running legal dispute, the German Federal
Supreme Court announced yesterday. |
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| CANAL+,
France Telecom Offload Cable Platforms |
| PARIS, December 22: CANAL+ Group and France
Telecom--which agreed to merge their respective cable platforms earlier
this year--have reached a deal to sell France Telecom Cable and NC
Numericable to private equity firm Cinven and cable operator Altice. |
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| Ireland's
ntl digital Ramps Up Disney Offerings |
 LONDON, December 22: Walt Disney Television
International has expanded its carriage deal with ntl Ireland, giving
subscribers of the digital package access to Playhouse Disney, Toon Disney
and Disney Channel +1 in addition to Disney Channel, effective
immediately. |
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| POW!
Preps Series on Real-Life Hero |
 LOS ANGELES, December 22: Stan Lee and his POW!
Entertainment are beginning work on a new animated series with a
super-hero actually based on a real person: Jay J. Armes, a Texas-based
private investigator who lost both of his hands in a childhood
accident. |
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| Celador,
Vodafone in Millionaire Deal |
 LONDON, December 22: Celador International's Who
Wants to be a Millionaire 3G Java game is set to be rolled out to
subscribers of the Vodafone live! service. |
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| India's
Sun TV Picks Up BVITV Features |
 HONG KONG, December 22: Southern Indian regional
broadcaster SUN TV/Network has made its first acquisition from a major
Hollywood studio, picking up a raft of feature films from Buena Vista
International Television--Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP). |
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| DIRECTV
to Offer FOX HD Programming |
| LOS ANGELES, December 22: DIRECTV and the Fox
Television Station Group have reached an agreement to bring FOX's
high-definition programming--including the Super Bowl on February 6--to
the satellite platform's subscribers in 26 markets. |
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| Multicultural
Network Launches in Australia |
| PARIS, December 22: GlobeCast has announced the
launch of the Australian Multicultural Television Network (AMTV), a
satellite channel targeting Australia's local ethnic communities. |
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