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NEW YORK: Eli Lehrer has been promoted to VP of development for Bravo Media, tasked with identifying series concepts and signature characters for the network. Lehrer previously served as the VP of development and production for the East Coast at …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks has entered the social gaming arena with the purchase of Social Express, with plans to develop titles based on original IP as well as on MTV and Nickelodeon brands. The San Francisco-based developer will be integrated into Nickelodeon Digital. Social …

NEW YORK: Power’s chairman and CEO, Justin Bodle, talks about the enduring appeal of event television in this video interview.   Founded in 1995, Power has become a leading independent producer and distributor and has partnered with major broadcasters around …

LONDON: Watershed TV is a new division of the Shed Media Group that will focus on developing and making factual entertainment formats around social and current affairs issues. The new division will be headed up by Ricochet’s current creative director, …

LOS ANGELES: Rysher Entertainment intends to "aggressively pursue all legal recourse" to yesterday’s verdict that awarded actor Don Johnson $23.2 million in profits from the series Nash Bridges. Bart H. Williams of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Rysher Entertainment’s attorney, stated, …

LONDON: The new preschool series Rastamouse, based on the books by Michael De Souza and Genevieve Webster, has gone into production on 52 11-minute episodes for CBeebies, which will launch the show in early 2011. DECODE Enterprises and DHX Licensing …

SILVER SPRING: A second installment of the month-long programming event Blue August on Planet Green will feature a look at the events happening in the Gulf. Blue August is hosted by Philippe Cousteau, chief oceans correspondent for Planet Green, and …

BEIJING: Singapore’s Media Development Authority led a delegation of 14 media companies on a trip to China, resulting in a slew of alliances to create TV movies, documentaries and more. Content producers, channel operators, platform owners and media fund managers took …

LONDON: Chapman Entertainment has signed up two new licensees for its property Little Charley Bear, bringing on board Zap and Worlds Apart. Acquired by CBeebies, the show is about an imaginative little bear named Charley. He goes on adventures and …

PARIS: France 24 has expanded its coverage with the signing of a distribution agreement with the satellite platform DIGITURK, which has 2.5 million subscribers across Turkey. France 24 is an international news channel that offers a French perspective on world …