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In time for MIPTV, secure this must-have intelligence on the British television landscape. World Screen’s Top 100 U.K. Channels downloadable report is your must-have guide to doing business in this expanding and dynamic market, featuring profiles of the major terrestrial …

Cartoon Network has long been a leading destination for young boys thanks to its schedule of part quirky, part irreverent, often silly, always fun animated series. A couple of years ago it ventured into live action and is now continuing …

NEW YORK: Michael Eisner, former Disney CEO and founder of digital media venture Tornante, has joined the board of InterActiveCorp (IAC). Eisner served as the CEO of Disney for about 20 years, until 2005. He then set up Tornante. Prior …

TORONTO: Production has begun on Global Television’s new medical drama The Hot Zone, which was recently picked up by ABC, and will take place in Toronto through July 2011. The 13×1-hour fictional medical procedural is set at the only military …

LOS ANGELES: So You Think You Can Dance, Masterchef and Hell’s Kitchen are all part of FOX’s summer lineup. The summer schedule kicks off on May 26 with the premiere of the eighth season of So You Think You Can …

SINGAPORE: Oscar winner Oliver Stone will head the jury at the Asian Short Film Awards, part of the inaugural edition of ScreenSingapore, taking place June 5 to 12. ScreenSingapore is hosted by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA), with …

MUNICH: Ahead of the royal nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton, the TV movie William & Kate has been sold by SevenOne International to a range of broadcasters worldwide. The Lifetime event movie tells the story of the nine-year …

TORONTO: Astral Media is set to bring the Disney XD kids’ channel to viewers across Canada starting June 1. Featuring a range of live-action and animated series, Disney XD targets kids 6 to 14, with a focus on boys. With …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution is set to launch its newly acquired All for One with Debbie Travis at MIPTV. Debbie Travis serves as host, creator and executive producer of the new 6×1-hour series, which is produced by Whalley-Abbey Media. It is …

LONDON: Air Ways and Campus PD, two docusoaps from the Cineflix International lineup, have made their way across Europe, North America, Australia and the Middle East. The 8×30-minute series Air Ways features the staff and passengers of an Australian budget …