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LONDON: Sue Norton has been named senior VP and head of Lonely Planet Television, and will be based in the BBC Worldwide Productions office in Los Angeles.   Norton will be tasked with building Lonely Planet’s programming and presence on …

NEW YORK: Considered by many to be one of the greatest documentary filmmakers working in television today, Brian Lapping talks in this video interview about the highlights of his long career and the challenges of making thoughtful, landmark docs today.     …

HONG KONG: National Geographic Channel and Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) have struck a partnership in an effort to cultivate local documentary filmmaking through the Hong Kong to the World documentary production project. The partners are aiming to empower local …

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn, in an open letter, says Lionsgate’s board has "failed shareholders"; in its response, the studio asserts that the billionaire financier trying to take control of the company is "simply attempting to distract shareholders from the obvious—his offer …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has secured a number of deals for its children’s animated series Fun with Claude in recent months, including a sale to Italy’s RAI and Disney Channel.   Further sales include Spain’s TV3, Australia’s ABC, Sweden’s SVT, Norway’s …

MINNEAPOLIS: Mill Creek Entertainment has secured a multi-year deal with Cookie Jar Entertainment to release a slate of its popular animated programs on DVD.   The initial titles to roll out will include a number of Cookie Jar Entertainment classic that …

MIAMI: Feroz, a telenovela from Canal 13 of Chile, will be presented at MIPTV by Latin Media Corporation (LMC) and its partner, Worldwide Rights Corporation (WRC).   Feroz will be distributed by LMC in Europe, Latin America and North America, …

DALLAS: In a new agreement with Warner Bros., Blockbuster will continue to provide immediate availability of the studio’s titles, with Academy Award-winning The Blind Side already available in Blockbuster stores and by mail.   The digital agreement already in place …

COLOGNE: RTL Germany has commissioned Granada Germany to produce a third season of the BBC Worldwide entertainment format Let’s Dance, based on the British hit Strictly Come Dancing. Let’s Dance sees a cast of celebrities partnering with professional dancers to …

NEW YORK: PBS Frontline’s documentary Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier is now available on Verizon’s FiOS TV Video on Demand. The documentary is part of an ongoing, multiplatform initiative that explores the impact of the web and digital …