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PARIS: The closing keynote at MIPJUNIOR on October 4 will be delivered by Mahmoud Bouneb, the executive general manager of Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC). Bouneb caps off the schedule at the 17th edition of MIPJUNIOR (formerly MIPCOM Junior) from October …

NEW YORK: Starz Media’s anime distribution arm, Manga Entertainment, will continue to program the two-hour Ani-Monday block on Syfy (formerly SCI FI Channel), and has reached a deal to deliver content to a block on sister NBC Universal-owned channel Chiller. …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has acquired the live-broadcasting rights to National Hockey League (NHL) games for Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark from ESPN. MTG’s coverage of the sport kicks off in October for the 2009-2010 season. The company acquired the rights …

SILVER SPRING: Science Channel and Popular Science Magazine are to present a look at the scientific and technological innovations that lie ahead in Popular Science’s Future Of, premiering August 10. Each episode will look at how one important characteristic of …

NEW YORK: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the contenders for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards, with HBO, once again, scoring the most nominations, with 99. NBC followed with 67 nominations, while ABC had 55, CBS had 49 and FOX had …

MIAMI: Grey Goose Entertainment, the outfit behind Iconoclasts for Sundance Channel, has created the music-based series Rising Icons, which launches on BET on July 27. Each 30-minute show will feature an influential rising musical star. Created by Grey Goose Entertainment and …

SINGAPORE: ITV Global Entertainment’s new general-entertainment channel for Asia, Granada TV, has secured carriage on SingTel’s IPTV platform mio TV. The channel launched on the platform yesterday as part of the SuperSaver English Pack and on an à-la-carte basis. It delivers programming …

SILVER SPRING: Industry veteran Margaret Loesch, whose experience includes running Fox Kids Network and Hallmark Channel U.S., has been tapped as the president and CEO of the joint venture formed by Discovery Communications and Hasbro for a new multiplatform kids’ …

LONDON: Italia 1 has commissioned its own version of ITV Global Entertainment’s The Colour of Money for a fall launch as a daily strip in an access prime slot. The local version will be made in Rome and co-produced by …

TORONTO: Highlights for the 2009-2010 lineup on Canada’s VisionTV include a refreshed British comedy block, with the addition of new titles throughout the season, as well as a host of factual and talk offerings. VisionTV is refreshing its popular British …