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LOS ANGELES: The 2010 American Film Market (AFM) will feature panels on film financing, social media, piracy, distribution and marketing, while sessions include talks from prominent filmmakers, financiers and industry execs. Held November 3 to 10, AFM will feature a …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has ordered a full season of the freshman drama Chase as well as the returning action-comedy Chuck. Chase is averaging a 2.0 rating, 5 share in adults 18 to 49. The show has 6.5 million viewers overall in …

BURBANK: Ahead of the DVD release of Toy Story 3, the Disney-Pixar film collection is available for on-demand rental for a limited time only through November 9 via local TV providers and digital retailers. The collection includes classic hits such …

SYDNEY/LONDON/WARSAW: The international MTVNHD service is extending its distribution, with a launch in Australia and new deals in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The channel becomes available in Australia on November 1 on Foxtel, reaching some 250,000 HD households. …

SAN DIEGO: Televix Entertainment has been appointed by the Latin American Multimedia Corporation as the worldwide television distribution agent for the bilingual preschool series Dos y Dos. The live-action series is recorded in Spanish and serves to teach English to …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has signed a broadcast deal with Noga Communications for its series The New Adventures of Peter Pan to air in Israel. Noga’s bouquet includes The Children Channel, Channel 8 and Logi Channel. Noga has now picked up …

LONDON: The BBC has reached a settlement with the government that freezes its license fee at the current rate of £145.50 until 2016/17—representing a budget reduction in real terms of some 16 percent, reports indicate. Announcing the settlement, Sir Michael …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Studios has picked up the worldwide marketing and distribution rights for Marvel Studios’ The Avengers and Iron Man 3 from Paramount Pictures. Disney will pay Paramount $115 million for the rights to the two upcoming films, …

NEW YORK: In this video interview, Iginio Straffi, the CEO of Rainbow S.p.A., discusses the latest developments at the Italy-based firm, and outlines what’s ahead for the company.   In 2011, the Rainbow Magicland theme park opens in Rome, featuring …

NEW YORK: The live-action bilingual preschool series Dos y Dos is to make its U.S. cable debut on ¡Sorpresa!, where it will air seven days a week in three different time slots. The series is recorded in Spanish but aims …