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    LOS ANGELES: MGM Worldwide Television is launching its new drama SGU: Stargate Universe at MIPCOM, alongside the highly-anticipated Joss Whedon theatrical thriller The Cabin in the Woods. Based on the popular Stargate series, SGU is more youthful in …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International has expanded the reach of its Nat Geo Wild HD channel with a launch in Poland on the N platform. The channel’s debut lineup will include National Geographic’s In the Womb franchise, Jean-Michel Cousteau: …

NEW YORK: The new 12-part docuseries Flowers Uncut with Jeff Leatham, produced by Original Media, will premiere on November 4 at 10 p.m. on TLC. Each half-hour episode chronicles the fast-paced lifestyle of artistic director and floral designer Jeff Leatham …

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has secured a multi-year Italian licensing agreement with Panini for the animated series Geronimo Stilton. Panini will develop a variety of Geronimo-branded sticker-related products (sticker collection, sticker stack books, sticker sheets and albums). The deal will run …

LONDON: Evergreen Entertainment will be presenting seven new titles at MIP Junior, among them Little Krishna. From Big Animation, Little Krishna is a 3-D series from India. XOL is a comedy action series co-production by Peach Blossom Media, Steve Walsh …

CAMBRIDGE, September 18: In a speech delivered to the Royal Television Society Cambridge Convention, BBC director-general Mark Thompson defended the BBC’s position as a public institution and reiterated its intent to examine how the BBC can best serve the public …

LONDON: BSkyB has charged the U.K. media regulator Ofcom with exceeding its powers and making basic errors in an official review of the pay-TV market.   The criticism came in response to findings by Ofcom that BSkyB should allow rivals …

WASHINGTON: In the U.S., people still support the idea of a free press as a watchdog on government, and turn to traditional media on major news stories despite skepticism about bias in the news media, according to findings in the …

MIAMI: Disney Media Networks Latin America (DMNLA) is beginning production in Venezuela on Los Años Dorados, a Spanish-language version of The Golden Girls, developed for the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.   Tailored for the Hispanic audience with a …

PARIS: The 25th edition of MIPCOM will feature star power such as Lisa Kudrow, Joan Rivers, Matt Groening and Jerry Seinfeld. Kudrow, best know as Phoebe from the hit series Friends, will be on hand to promote her role as …