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Dork Hunters Delivers for BKN

November 13, 2008

LONDON, November 13: BKN International's Dork Hunters from Outer Space has been notching up strong ratings across the board in the U.K., South Africa, Australia and Russia. In the U.K., the series scored an audience share of more than 38 …

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Televisa to Rep Mexican Wrestling AAA League

November 13, 2008

MEXICO CITY, November 13: Televisa Internacional has been named exclusive distributor for more than 1,000 hours of matches from the Mexican Wrestling AAA League, with a volume that continues to grow each week. Since its creation in 1992, AAA has …

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DECODE, Neptuno Ink New Deals on Poppetstown

November 13, 2008

TORONTO/LONDON, November 13: Poppetstown, a preschool series co-produced by Neptuno Films and DECODE Entertainment, has scored new broadcasters in Canada and Latin America. TVO and Knowledge in Canada and Disney Channel Latin America have acquired the 2-D series. Poppetstown has …

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Australian Police Series Heads to Nat Geo U.K.

November 13, 2008

SYDNEY, November 13: National Geographic Channel in the U.K. has acquired the real-life police series Search and Rescue Australia from Southern Star International. Search and Rescue Australia looks inside the professional and personal lives of officers on the Victorian Police …

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Target Secures Split-Window Deal for Beach Patrol

November 13, 2008

LONDON, November 13: Target Entertainment Group has sold seasons six and eight of the long-running U.S. series Beach Patrol to both FIVER and Zone Reality in the U.K. FIVER will air the show for the first three months as an …

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Production Under Way on New Disney Live-Action Series

November 13, 2008

BURBANK, November 13: Zeke & Luther, a new single-camera comedy series about two best friends who aspire to become world-famous skateboarders, will premiere in summer 2009 on Disney XD, the upcoming re-branded kids' entertainment channel. Created by Matt Dearborn and …

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StarHub Launching New HD DVR

November 13, 2008

SINGAPORE, November 13: HubStation HD, StarHub's new high-definition DVR, will enable customers to watch and record both SD and HD programs and also provides access to free broadband Internet service and StarHub's Digital Voice service. Launching November 15, HubStation HD …

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MySpace Unveils New Viewing Application

November 13, 2008

LOS ANGELES, November 13: MySpace is launching a new application that allows users to watch premium content from Hulu and any of the more than 150 branded channels on MySpaceTV. The MySpace Primetime Application is available free for users to …

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Jury Awards $4 Million in A&E Dispute

November 13, 2008

CHARLESTON, November 13: Richard C. Davis, a real-estate investor who was featured in the A&E series Flip This House, has been awarded $4 million by a South Carolina jury for his role in creating the show. Davis maintained that he …

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Citigroup Eyes Parsons for Chairman Role

November 13, 2008

NEW YORK, November 13: Time Warner chairman Richard Parsons is reportedly being considered to replace Win Bischoff as the chairman of Citigroup. According to the Wall Street Journal, some directors on the Citigroup board are considering a move to replace …