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HSM Reaches 25 Million Plus Viewers Across Europe

November 6, 2006

LONDON, November 6: By the end of October 2006, the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical had reached more than 25 million unique viewers across Europe, based on its broadcast on the Disney Channels, as well as on ProSieben, …

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September 2007 Broadcast for Ken Burns’ WWII Doc

November 6, 2006

ARLINGTON, November 6: PBS will air The War, Ken Burns’ highly anticipated seven-part documentary series about the Second World War that he has spent the last six years working on, in September 2007, it was announced today. The series, directed …

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CBS Names New Interactive Chief

November 6, 2006

NEW YORK, November 6: Quincy Smith has been named president of CBS Corporation’s new division, CBS Interactive, overseeing the company's interactive strategy and its implementation across CBS Corporation's various businesses. Reporting directly to CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves, …

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Slings & Arrows Takes Gemini for Best Drama

November 6, 2006

RICHMOND, November 6: The 21st Annual Broadcast Gala Awards Show over the weekend named Slings & Arrows, from Rhombus Media, as best dramatic series, while Muse Entertainment’s Human Trafficking won the mini-series category and Vérité Films Inc. and 335 Productions’ …

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Latin Grammys Deliver for Univision

November 6, 2006

NEW YORK, November 6: Univision’s broadcast of the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night reached more than 11.3 million viewers and was also the number one program in its time period in a number of major markets among …

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ABU Joins EBU in Protesting Beijing 2008 Scheduling Decision

November 6, 2006

BEIJING, November 6: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has joined the European Broadcasting Union in calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider changes in its events schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The IOC last week announced …

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Study Finds Positive Effects of Educational TV on Preschoolers

November 6, 2006

SEATTLE, November 6: A new study published today in the November issue of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has found that educational television programs can be beneficial to toddlers and preschoolers in broadening their knowledge, …

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Disney Adds New Movies to iTunes Lineup

November 6, 2006

BURBANK, November 6: Pixar’s Cars and Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will be available for download from the iTunes Store, via a deal between Apple and Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. The animated feature Cars, …

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Mediaset to Make ProSiebenSat.1 Decision Tomorrow

November 6, 2006

MILAN, November 6: Wire reports indicate that Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset will decide tomorrow if it intends to make a bid for German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Other potential bidders for the entity, which Axel Springer tried to acquire earlier this …

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Vivendi Confirms KKR’s 40 Billion Euros Takeover Bid

November 6, 2006

PARIS, November 6: Vivendi has confirmed that it was in talks with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts about a 40 billion-euros buyout offer. A Vivendi statement issued over the weekend noted, “Vivendi confirms having received and reviewed a friendly expression of interest …