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MEVASSERT ZION, September 19: Israel’s Armoza Formats has licensed the coaching format Overdraft Family for local versions on the FOX channel PULS TV in Poland and on TVR in Romania. Euromedia Productions will produce the Polish version for PULS TV, …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Bennett Media Worldwide will launch the new one-hour high-definition driving adventure program National Lampoon’s Great American Run at MIPCOM this year. Inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster Cannonball Run, the program features hardcore driving enthusiasts as they …

LISBON, September 19: Portugal’s beActive, a producer of cross-media entertainment formats, will unveil the new teen game show format Young CSI, set in the world of forensic crime-scene investigation, at MIPCOM. Young CSI combines games, Internet and mobile phones, high-tech …

LONDON, September 19: Cake Distribution has secured sales for its 26×30-minute animated comedy-adventure series King Arthur’s Disasters to BBC Kids in Canada and Nickelodeon in Australia. King Arthur’s Disasters follows the animated adventures of King Arthur on his quests to …

NEW YORK, September 19: News Corporation’s chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch, has said that Fox Business Network, which is scheduled to launch next month, will focus on consumer news more than rival CNBC. Murdoch unveiled some plans for Fox Business …

NEW YORK, September 19: Classic Media, an Entertainment Rights subsidiary, has appointed Lara Dalch, previously with Cartoon Network, as the senior director of brand development and promotions for its operations in North America. Based at the company’s North American headquarters …

LONDON, September 19: Channel 4 will be the first analog network in the U.K. to launch a high-definition channel, with plans to roll out an HD simulcast of its flagship service starting in December on Sky’s digital satellite service, while …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Tom Hanks’ production company Playtone and HBO will team up to produce a 10-part mini-series based on Vincent Bugliosi's bestseller Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Bugliosi's book refutes many of the conspiracy …

LAREN/PARIS, September 19: John de Mol’s Talpa Content has announced that it is acquiring a substantial stake in the French company Brainbox, which specializes in creating game-show formats for television and other platforms. Brainbox is run by Clement Gayet, who …

LONDON/NEW YORK/WARSAW, September 18: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) will launch its first pan-European high-definition channel in 2008, featuring English-language music content and a daily morning kids’ programming block that will air shows from Nickelodeon. The HD channel will be operated …