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TORONTO: At the first of two Gemini Awards Industry Gala evenings, winners were named for the documentary and lifestyle categories.  Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, a total of 26 awards were presented at The Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario. Best biography documentary …

MONTREAL: The Alliance for Children and Television (ACT) has lined up Maya Goetz for a one-day workshop at the Children, Youth & Media (CYM) Conference, being held November 19 in Toronto, focused on understanding the preschool audience. Goetz and IZI (International Central Institute …

LONDON: The BBC’s proposal for an "online federation" of British public-service broadcasters providing on-demand content via the iPlayer through a mix of commercial and public-service components has been rejected by its governing body. The BBC Trust said it supported the …

NEW YORK: The 4Kids Entertainment subsidiary TC Digital Games has entered into an agreement with NFL Properties and NFL players to produce a football collectible trading-card game with a digital card online component. Set for launch to coincide with the …

SAN BRUNO: U2’s sold-out concert in L.A. on October 25 will be streamed live in its entirety on YouTube in 16 countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, India, Brazil and Australia. The band confirmed its plans for the Pasadena Rose Bowl …

LONDON: Cineflix International has sold 150 hours of programming into Spain in its largest volume deal in the territory in the company’s seven-year history. TV3 Catalunya went for more than 60 hours and eight shows. This includes the first four …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has notched up deals on its new children’s series Kid Detectives, which launched at MIP Junior.  The half-hour version sold to Ceska Televize in the Czech Republic and Noga in Israel for the Logi Channel. Astro in Malaysia …

SINGAPORE: HBO Asia has expanded its HD footprint to Taiwan following rollouts of the premium movie service’s HD channel in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Philippines. HBO is the first regional movie channel to broadcast in high definition in Asia. In …

TORONTO, October 19: Studio B Productions has been commissioned to produce a second season of Kid vs Kat for Disney XD in the U.S. and Disney XD in Europe, while YTV in Canada also ordered further new episodes.   A second …

  BUENOS AIRES: Fox Latin American Channels has picked up Impostores (Swindlers), produced by Torneos y Competencias and Palermo TV, from Flor Latina Entertainment Group. Fox Latin American Channels launches the show next month on its pan-regional FX pay-TV channel. …