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Marvel Teams with Canadian Outfit for New Superhero TV Series

October 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 25: Marvel Entertainment’s Marvel Studios division is working with the Vancouver-based No Equal Entertainment to develop a television series based on the comic book character Moon Knight. First introduced by Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s, Moon Knight …

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Disney Channel in PVR Deal with Top Up TV

October 25, 2006

LONDON, October 25: Disney Channel has inked a deal to provide its content to Top Up TV’s DTT subscription PVR service Top UP TV Anytime. As part of the multi-year alliance, Top Up TV Anytime users will be able to …

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RHI to Supply ION’s Weekend Schedule

October 25, 2006

NEW YORK/WEST PALM BEACH, October 25: RHI Entertainment will serve as the exclusive programming supplier to ION Media Network’s flagship i network on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights—totaling 12 hours of content per week—for a two-year period beginning July 1, …

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New Season of O.C. Set for Online Premiere

October 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 25: FOX will launch the first episode of the fourth season of The O.C. on Myspace.com and on the Fox Television Station Group's MyFoxLocal websites in 24 owned-and-operated markets this Thursday, one week ahead of the television …

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MTG Records Improved Revenues, Profit in Q3

October 25, 2006

STOCKHOLM, October 25: Modern Times Group’s third quarter revenues rose 24 percent to SEK 2,280 million ($311 million), the company announced today, with net profit more than doubling to SEK 529 million ($72 million). The quarter, in which MTG expanded …

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Production Resumes of Telemundo’s Quinceañera

October 25, 2006

MIAMI, October 25: Telemundo has resumed production on its reality show Quinceañera, which was shut down in Mexico last month by TV Azteca, who has been engaged in a legal dispute with the series’ producers, Nostromo América. Telemundo has built …

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NBC Resurrects Thursday Night Comedy Block

October 25, 2006

BURBANK, October 25: NBC is moving its new comedy 30 Rock to Thursday nights and is bringing Scrubs back to the schedule, forming a two-hour block of sitcoms with the hits My Name is Earl and The Office. The reshuffle …

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Suit Alleges Prison Break Concept Was Stolen

October 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 25: According to an Associated Press report, two brothers who were fugitives in the 1960s after breaking out of prison have filed suit against FOX alleging that the network lifted the idea for the hit show Prison …

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Report: BBC, Sky Dominate British Mobile Content Market

October 25, 2006

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON, October 25: BBC One and Sky Sports are the most-watched mobile TV channels in the U.K., according to the research firm Telephia, with 33 percent of all mobile TV/video viewers having watched BBC One, followed by 29 percent …

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Fox Mobile Entertainment Appoints International VP

October 24, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 24: In a bid to bolster its business in Europe, Fox Mobile Entertainment has named Andrew Stalbow as VP of international. Stalbow will be responsible for identifying and creating new distribution channels for Fox Mobile Entertainment’s content …