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Nielsen: Online Viewers are ‘Cord Keepers’

November 16, 2010

ALEXANDRIA: A new report from Nielsen and CTAM indicates that the proliferation of TV content online is supplementing, not eroding, traditional media consumption, with just 3 percent of people who watch programming streamed from the Internet reporting that they will …

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Toy Deals Inked on PopPixie

November 16, 2010

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has signed up new licensees throughout Southern Europe for PopPixie, which made its broadcast debut of France 3’s Mon Ludo this fall. Giochi Preziosi signed deals for toys in Italy, Spain and Greece. In Italy, GA Ombrelli …

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Sarah Jessica Parker to Co-Host Holiday Event on Ovation

November 16, 2010

LOS ANGELES: Ovation has slated its annual holiday programming event as Battle of the Nutcrackers: Dance Off, which will be co-hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker and Damian Woetzel. Debuting December 6, Battle of the Nutcrackers: Dance Off will start with …

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Spike, TV Land to Air The King of Queens

November 16, 2010

NEW YORK: The sitcom The King of Queens, starring comedian Kevin James, is headed to Spike TV in 2011, then moving to TV Land in 2013. Starting October 2011, Spike TV will broadcast two back-to-back episodes of the sitcom in prime …

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OWN Picks Up Trio of Docs

November 16, 2010

LOS ANGELES: The docs One Lucky Elephant, 65_RedRoses and Most Valuable Players are joining the lineup of OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network as part of the network’s upcoming monthly documentary film club. One Lucky Elephant, which was ten years in the …

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NBC Shakes Up Midseason Schedule, Renews 30 Rock

November 16, 2010

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has announced a series of changes for its midseason schedule, which will see the recently renewed 30 Rock moving to a 10 p.m. slot on Thursdays. The freshman action-drama The Cape leads off with a special two-hour premiere …

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Wild Talk Africa to Be Held in Cape Town

November 15, 2010

CAPE TOWN: The 2011 Wild Talk Africa Film Festival and Conference, which will run from March 28 to 31, is relocating to Spier, Cape Town, in its fourth year. The four-day program will feature topical seminars, workshops, screenings of ROSCAR …

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BBC Exits Animal Planet, Liv JV

November 15, 2010

LONDON/SILVER SPRING: BBC Worldwide is selling its 50-percent stake in Animal Planet and Liv to joint-venture partner Discovery Communications, while also extending its long-term North American co-production pact with the company. The BBC and Discovery are extending their long-standing pact—which …

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BuzzTaxi Notches Up Factual Sales

November 15, 2010

TORONTO: BuzzTaxi Communications has clinched a range of broadcast deals from its factual slate in territories such as Israel, Russia, Poland, South Africa and across Asia. The biography series At the Table With… was picked up by Ananey in Israel. …