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TORONTO: The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television has unveiled the nominations for the 26th annual Gemini Awards, with Flashpoint leading the pack with 17 nods and Call Me Fitz following with 16. The third season of Flashpoint is up …

TOKYO: NHK World is to broadcast 13 programs that focus on war and peace in the August Chronicles lineup, to commemorate the anniversaries of the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The series will reflect on the damage caused …

TORONTO: Frantic Films’ expanded summer slate, featuring more than 30 hours of programming, includes new seasons of the series Pitchin’ In and Princess, the second season of Todd and the Book of Pure Evil and Keep Your Head Up Kid: …

NEW YORK: Revenues at Time Warner for the second quarter reached $7 billion, a 10-percent boost, delivering a net profit that was 13.5 percent higher, at $638 million, with the company "on track to meet our financial goals for the …

TORONTO: 9 Story Entertainment has sold its animated comedy series Almost Naked Animals to a host of new broadcasters in Europe and Latin America. The 40×22-minute series was picked up by Disney Channel Italy, Disney Channel India, Disney Channel Latin …

LOS ANGELES: CBS Studios International has licensed the Cheers format for Spain, with Telecinco having started production on a Spanish version of the hit ’80s sitcom. The Spanish version of Cheers follows the same scheme of the original series, with …

NEW YORK: Christian Drobnyk has been made the senior VP of scheduling and acquisitions for Lifetime Networks. Drobnyk, based in New York, will oversee all acquisitions, scheduling and planning for Lifetime, Lifetime Movie Network and Lifetime Real Women. He will …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has sold more than 90 hours of programming to Brazil’s Globosat, including drama series as well as factual entertainment, with titles such as The Candy Bar Girls. From Lion Television, The Candy Bar Girls looks at life …

MOSCOW/LONDON/NEW YORK: Nicholas Walters has been promoted to VP and general manager of Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) for Russia and CIS, a newly created position. Based between London and Moscow, Walters will be responsible for the strategy, development and …

LONDON: Mentorn Media is preparing an updated documentary about Jaycee Dugard, who was found alive after having been kidnapped and held captive for 18 years, for Channel 4 to air in mid-August. The film is an updated version of the …