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SCI FI Axes SG-1

August 22, 2006

NEW YORK, August 22: Stargate SG-1 from MGM Television will end its run on the SCI FI Channel at the end of its current tenth season, but its spin-off, Stargate Atlantis, has been renewed for a fourth season. The news …

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NBC News Adds Today Concert to iTunes

August 22, 2006

NEW YORK, August 22: For the first time, NBC News will offer up one of the summer concerts from its Today series—John Mayer’s live performance this Friday—on the iTunes Music Store. The performance will be made available in its entirety, …

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Telepictures’ Paratore Launches New Venture

August 22, 2006

BURBANK, August 22: Jim Paratore, the president of Telepictures Productions and executive VP of Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, will launch a full-service television production company, paraMedia inc., that will have an exclusive overall deal with the Warner Bros. Television …

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MTV, Nick Become Full In-House Labels at Paramount

August 22, 2006

NEW YORK, August 22: MTV and Nickelodeon will become full labels under the Paramount Motion Picture Group (PMPG) after spending 12 years as on-lot producers at the studio, as part of a move to ramp up feature-film output geared to …

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YouTube Unveils New Advertising Model

August 22, 2006

SAN MATEO, August 22: 
The popular online video site YouTube is offering up new options for its advertisers—Participatory Video Ads (PVA) and Brand Channels—with deals already in place with The Weinstein Company and FOX, among others. YouTube's current advertising offerings …

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European Commission Releases Study on Local Content

August 22, 2006

BRUSSELS, August 22: According to the European Commission, broadcasters in the region devote more than 60 percent of their airtime to European content, and more than 30 percent to titles from independent European producers. The seventh progress report on the …

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Entertainment Studios Preps New Syndicated Comedy Series

August 21, 2006

LOS ANGELES, August 21: Actor-comedian Byron Allen is slated to host and executive produce Comics Unleashed, a new U.S. syndicated comedy series from his company, Entertainment Studios, that launches September 25. The half-hour daily comedy strip has been cleared in …

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PorchLight Offers Up Extreme Action Drama

August 21, 2006

LOS ANGELES, August 21: PorchLight Entertainment has taken on the international distribution rights to the feature film White Air, set in the world of professional snowboarding, from Emmett/Furla Films. The film, which was produced by Emmett/Furla’s Randall Emmett and George …

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CCI Secures Funding for Harry Website

August 21, 2006

TORONTO, August 21: The Broad Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund will cover the costs of CCI Digital’s companion site for the preschool series Harry and his Bucket Full of Dinosaurs. In making the announcement, Arnie Zipursky, the co-chair of …

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Image, Levity Ink Comedy Distribution Deal

August 21, 2006

CHATSWORTH, August 21: Image Entertainment has signed an exclusive North America distribution agreement with comedy producer Levity Productions, a division of The Levity Entertainment Group. The deal includes the rights to distribute a minimum of 15 new comedy programs over …