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Armoza Formats Scores with Revenge of the Geeks

November 6, 2007

MEVASSERT ZION, November 6: Israel’s Armoza Formats has sold the reality format Revenge of the Geeks into the U.S., the U.K., France, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland. The studio reality show debuted at MIPCOM. Negotiations are still underway with several …

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TV-Loonland Notches Up New Deals for Little Princess

November 6, 2007

MUNICH/LONDON, November 6: TV-Loonland has inked a series of international broadcast and home-entertainment deals for its BAFTA-nominated animated preschool property Little Princess. Little Princess has been placed in more than 120 territories. Cartoon Network Spain and Canada’s TV Ontario have …

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Power Gears Up for ATF

November 6, 2007

LONDON, November 6: Power will attend the Asia Television Forum (ATF) this month with a portfolio of new co-productions and a diverse slate of TV series and mini-series. Power’s lineup includes the 2×2-hour action thriller XIII: The Conspiracy, which stars …

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FME, talkbackTHAMES Ramp Up Digital Rollout for The Bill

November 6, 2007

LONDON, November 6: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) and talkbackTHAMES have aligned for a digital campaign for the British police drama The Bill, including the launch of a dedicated channel on YouTube. The Bill’s YouTube offering will include sneak previews of upcoming …

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Film Movement Launches Film Festival VOD Channel

November 6, 2007

NEW YORK, November 6: Film Movement, a North American film distributor of first-run independent and foreign films, has launched the Film Festival Channel (FFC), a free, ad-supported VOD movie channel that is sponsored by Stella Artois and will be available …

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Babelgum Strikes Partnership with Short Film Festival

November 6, 2007

LONDON, November 6: Babelgum has partnered with the U.K.-based Encounters Short Film Festival to allow participants to air their short films on the peer-to-peer-based global Internet TV platform. The films will be available to a potential 300-plus million people worldwide …

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MySpace Launches Online Film Channel

November 6, 2007

LONDON, November 6: In the U.K., MySpace has launched Trailer Park, a new online film channel that will allow film promoters to post trailers for upcoming releases and interact directly with fans. Twentieth Century Fox has already signed on to …

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IFC to Debut New Original Non-Fiction Programming

November 6, 2007

NEW YORK, November 6: IFC will premiere a lineup of new original non-fiction programming in 2008, including three documentaries: At the Death House Door, Heavy Load and Goth Cruise. Premiering May 2008, the documentary At the Death House Door examines …

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The N Announces New Reality, Comedy Series

November 6, 2007

NEW YORK, November 6: The N has announced that production has begun on The N’s Student Body, a new reality series from Reveille, and on The Assistants, an original comedy series executive produced by The Tom Lynch Company. The N’s …

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New Kids Channel Launches in Germany

November 6, 2007

MUNICH, November 6: Producer and distributor Your Family Entertainment has launched a new kids’ network in Germany named yourfamily, offering up content for kids of all ages. The channel is currently available on IPTV platforms Hansenet and Arcor and Eutelsat’s …