BRUSSELS, July 2: The European Commission today unveiled new rules for the funding of public-service broadcasters with a view to ensuring healthy competition in the media sector.

ENGLEWOOD, July 2: The long-running legal battle between DISH Network and TiVo took a new turn late yesterday after a Texas court granted the satellite platform a stay on a previously issued permanent injunction that would have disabled DISH customers' DVRs.

SOFIA/BURBANK, July 2: Central European Media Enterprises' PRO.BG is to become the new Bulgarian home for TV series, feature films and animated series from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) via a multiyear output deal announced today that includes the hit shows Fringe and The Mentalist.

HONG KONG, July 2: UTV's Ronnie Screwvala, FOXTEL's Kim Williams and ABS-CBN's Eugenio Lopez III are among the speakers lined up for this year's CASBAA Convention, taking place November 3 to 6 at Hong Kong's Grand Hyatt Hotel.

LONDON, July 2: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has firmed up a number of TV and DVD sales from its entertainment, drama, factual, lifestyle and comedy catalogues across Germany and Central and Eastern Europe.

NEW YORK, July 2: A wealth of historical footage that had been stored in Dwight D. Eisenhower's former World War II headquarters has been resurrected by The Associated Press, which has plans to make the "lost archive" available in HD.

LONDON, July 2: UKTV has appointed Catherine Mackin to the position of director of program acquisitions, taking up the new role on August 3.

LONDON, July 2: NBC Universal Global Networks has picked up the first-run pay-TV rights for the second season of Dollhouse for SCI FI Channel in the U.K.

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 2: The Chinese adaptation of Nickelodeon's GUTS, called Tiao Zhan Xiao Yong Shi, is set to to premiere on state broadcaster CCTV this summer.

LONDON, July 2: Effective immediately, The History Channel UK, a joint venture of A&E Television Networks (AETN) and British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB), is changing its name to AETN UK.

LONDON, July 2: Two new children's programs are being made for CBBC, the sitcom Jinx and factual series This Kid Could Change the World.

HONG KONG, July 2: Presented by Cartoon Network Asia Pacific and HP, the inaugural Toon Creator Award is an online animation contest for kids aged 6 to 14 across Australia, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

LONDON/HONG KONG, July 2: BBC Worldwide has announced that the first-ever Tweenies Live! stage show in Asia is slated to take place in Hong Kong this fall, following a successful run in the U.K.

NEW YORK, July 2: The video for the new Peter Doherty track Broken Love Song debuts exclusively on web and mobile TV service Babelgum this month.

LOS ANGELES, July 1: In a bid to cut costs, Paramount Pictures is said to be considering the merger of its home-entertainment operations with that of 20th Century Fox or Sony Pictures Entertainment.

TORONTO, July 1: Shaw Communications has backed out of its deal to acquire CTVglobemedia's television stations in Windsor, Wingham and Brandon for C$1 each.

NEW YORK, July 1: The BET Awards show on Sunday, which was dedicated to Michael Jackson, broke ratings records for the network and, with 10.7 million total viewers, has become cable's highest-rated telecast so far this year.

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Elie Dekel, who previously headed up licensing and merchandising at 20th Century Fox, is joining the private-investment firm Saban Capital Group (SCG) as its managing director, effective immediately, based in the Los Angeles office.

MUNICH/BURBANK, July 1: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution's Gossip Girl has become the first American series to be streamed on German broadcaster ProSieben's online video portal, available to consumers on an ad-supported basis.

LONDON, July 1: Endemol's recently launched sports business has inked a deal with the Manchester City Football Club to develop a host of multiplatform content for both the British and international markets.

NEW YORK/MUNICH, July 1: HISTORY and HISTORY HD, along with The Biography Channel (BIO), will debut on Sky in Germany and Austria on July 4.

NEW YORK, July 1: Sarah Jessica Parker and her production company, Pretty Matches, together with Magical Elves and Eli Holzman, are producing an hour-long creative competition with contemporary artists for Bravo.

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Highlights of FX's fall schedule include a new original comedy series, the return of Sons of Anarchy and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and the premiere of season six of nip/tuck.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 1: National Geographic Channels International and the Australian outfit Lonely Planet Television are co-producing two new series for the Nat Geo Adventure brand.

LOS ANGELES, July 1: Disney ABC Television Group's SOAPNet cable channel has inked deals with BBC Worldwide for a version of the Bank of Mom and Dad format and for the second season of the Canadian scripted drama Being Erica.

SYDNEY, July 1: Australian pubcaster ABC has picked up more than 40 hours of drama from ITV Global Entertainment to air in prime time in its upcoming schedule.

SANTA MONICA, July 1: A second season of 16 & Pregnant, which follows teenage girls as they navigate the uncertainty of becoming mothers, has been picked up by MTV, which is also set to air the 16 & Pregnant: Life After Labor finale special on July 23.

HARRINGTON PARK, July 1: Chefs A’Field: Kids on the Farm, which features American chefs and their kids exploring where great food comes from, has been sold by Janson Media to Canal Cocina in Spain.

LONDON, July 1: UKTV has signed Chris Tarrant, host of the British Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, to present a new hidden-camera show for Watch.

SÃO PAULO, July 1: TV Globo has started filming on its new prime-time telenovela Viver a Vida, which began shooting in Jerusalem in Israel.