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LONDON: The BBC and the National Trust are collaborating on a four-part landmark series for BBC One that looks at the process behind bringing a historic property back to life. To the Manor Reborn, presented by Penelope Keith and Paul Martin, will …

NEW YORK: Viacom’s third-quarter revenues, boosted by growth in affiliate, advertising and television-license revenues, rose 15 percent to $3.8 billion, with president and CEO Philippe Dauman noting that the company "is in the best financial shape in its history." The company …

BUENOS AIRES: Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic has scored further sales for its game-show format Minute to Win It, with new deals in Ecuador and Panama. Gama TV in Ecuador commissioned 26 episodes of the show, which debuts on Sunday. The …

BURBANK: The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences has signed up Brett Ratner and Don Mischer to produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, which will air on ABC on February 26, 2012. The deal marks a first-time involvement for …

BANGKOK: On the back of the Asia Media Summit, a new two-day market, set up by Mediahub and the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD), is set to take place May 29 and 30 in Bangkok, with a focus on …

BATON ROUGE: Active Entertainment has moved into Raleigh Studios at Celtic Media Centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, adding a substantial amount of production space for its operations. The company has also relocated its post-production facilities to the LITE Center in …

ARLINGTON: Beth Hoppe and Donald Thoms have been named VPs of programming and general audience at PBS, reporting to John F. Wilson, the senior VP and chief TV programming executive. Hoppe and Thoms will be responsible for finding new ways …

LONDON: A new deal between Acorn Media and ALL3MEDIA International sees the period police drama George Gently airing in the U.S. in 2012. Acorn Media, which manages the series’ DVD rights and released the first three seasons on DVD in …

SÃO PAULO: Globo International’s telenovela Cat’s Cradle (Cuna de Gato) has been sold to more than 15 territories, among them Chile, Uruguay and Portugal. Among the sales Globo has secured for Cat’s Cradle are Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Bolivia, …

TORONTO: Skyreader Media, the eReading division of Skywriter Media and Entertainment Group, has released Giant Trouble, a new interactive eBook iPad app for kids. Giant Trouble is about the biggest giant in Ireland, and his wife who saves him the …