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ATLANTA: The two-hour movie Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins, a co-production from Warner Premiere and Cartoon Network, will make its world premiere on September 13. The movie, set to air as part of the cable channel’s movie block Cartoon Network Flicks, presents …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International’s The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells is to launch on August 10 on Red Uno in Bolivia in prime time.   The Successful Mr. and Mrs. Pells tells the story of a failed actor who is …

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Astro Ceria has commissioned local outfit Inspidea to co-produce an animated series featuring Mat Kacau, a character made popular in the kids’ channel’s game show Gerak Geri Gasing. Astro Ceria is operated by Astro Entertainment, a division of …

NEW YORK: Global media agency Mediaedge:cia (MEC) has made three changes to its management structure, including Alastair Aird adding the role of chairman for Europe, the Middle East and Africa to his global COO responsibilities. Mel Varley becomes chief strategy officer for …

LOS ANGELES: A strategic alliance has been formed between MarVista Entertainment and SNAP TV, the Argentine production and distribution firm headed by Ariel Tobi. The partnership aims to establish SNAP as a leading format production and distribution outfit; deliver scripted …

PARIS: Tony Cohen, the CEO of FremantleMedia, will deliver a keynote address at MIPCOM on October 5, outlining his vision for the future of television production. Cohen’s speech will launch MIPCOM’s new Rethinking Production program, which combines a series of …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s revenues in the second quarter dropped 9 percent to 694 million euros, while net profit after minority interests fell 23.5 percent to 45.5 million euros. "Our current results show that our measures were a timely, appropriate response …

NEW YORK: The nightly in-depth conversation series Charlie Rose will be available to a global audience starting in September, across Bloomberg TV, radio, web and mobile. Charlie Rose currently airs on more than 220 PBS channels in the U.S., and …

LOS ANGELES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has struck a deal to launch the E! International Network in Belgium on Telenet this September, adding to existing carriage on Belgacom TV. The channel will be part of Telenet’s Docu & Lifestyle …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has unveiled natgeoadventure.tv, a global web destination dedicated to the Nat Geo Adventure channel. Launching around the world this year, the site looks to inspire budding filmmakers, presenters, editors and explorers to showcase …