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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 …

LONDON: AETN UK has commissioned HanrahanMedia to produce Evil Up Close—Vanessa George: The Nursery Nurse Paedophile for Crime & Investigation Network. The hour-long film will be made by HanrahanMedia’s documentary arm, FirstLookTV. It will examine the demise of a mother …

ARLINGTON: Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, will deliver a pre-show keynote address at the upcoming International CES show, set for January 6 to 9 in Las Vegas. “As leader of one of the world’s most innovative technology companies, a keynote …

NEW YORK: Sunil Shahani, previously with leading Indian production firm Balaji Telefilms, is joining Scripps Networks International to drive the company’s entry into the Indian television market. The appointment comes two months after Scripps and NDTV called off their Indian JV deal. The …

PARIS: The first keynote address on the schedule for MIPCOM is Facebook’s VP for EMEA, Joanna Shields, who will share her thoughts on how social media interacts with the entertainment industry. Shields will map out the business models for content …