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STUDIO CITY, October 6: Crown Media Holdings, which operates the Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has reached a deal to sell the U.S. rights to its film library to RHI Entertainment (formerly Hallmark Entertainment) for $160 million. The agreement includes …

BURBANK, October 6: Heroes has become the first freshman show to receive a full-season order, having emerged as the top new show this fall in adults 18 to 49, a position in which it is tied with ABC’s Brothers & …

LONDON, October 6: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore’s youth-oriented, user-generated content network Current TV has made its first international deal, securing a slot for a localized version of the channel in the U.K. and Ireland on BSkyB. Current TV …

LONDON, October 6: A slate of features from the Lionsgate library, including Dirty Dancing and Reservoir Dogs, will be made available on a VOD basis on BT’s next-generation TV service, BT Vision, which launches this fall. Other titles in the …

May 2006 By Bill Dunlap As the children’s market becomes increasingly crowded, brand owners are battling it out to secure shelf space in retail stores. Not all that many years ago, a company in the kids’ TV business that pitched …

World Screen Weekly, October 5, 2006   President CBS Paramount International Television In any profession, there aren’t that many people who really love what they do, and there are fewer still who knew from a very young age what their …

LONDON, October 5: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has announced several promotions in its European distribution team, including that of Stuart Baxter, who has been upped to executive VP of European distribution. Baxter, based in London and reporting to John …

LORETO, October 5: Italy’s Rainbow is anxious to showcase to buyers the new creation from the company’s CEO, Iginio Straffi, Huntik: Secret and Seekers. The 26×30-minute show for 6-to-12 year olds, co-produced with BigBocca, will be available for presale at …

LOS ANGELES, October 5: At MIPCOM, Regent Entertainment will be bringing five new TV movies to the market, including three that were produced for Lifetime Television in the U.S. Regent’s ongoing association with Lifetime has resulted in some 20 titles …

TORONTO, October 5: On the heels of the success of its Breakthrough Animation business, Breakthrough Entertainment is heading into MIPCOM with an expanded factual slate and a new crop of TV movies. “Breakthrough Entertainment as a whole has experienced remarkable …