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NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide and WGBH are teaming up for an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma and the sequel to Cranford, both to make their U.S. premiere in early 2010 on PBS. The 4×1-hour Emma follows the consequences of failed …

CAPE TOWN: The Natural History Unit of Africa (NHU Africa) and Animal Planet have co-produced a 52-minute HD documentary on the mysterious elephants of the Knysna Forest. This story follows wildlife expert Gareth Patterson on his quest to track down …

LOS ANGELES: The major U.S. broadcast networks, as well as international outlets such as RTL and Five, quickly lined up Michael Jackson tribute specials following the legendary artist’s sudden passing yesterday. The famed "King of Pop" was rushed to the …

LONDON: British media regulator Ofcom has issued a new consultation as part of its investigation into the pay-TV market, addressing its concerns about the restricted distribution of Sky’s premium sports and movie channels. Ofcom said it was concerned about the …

BOSTON: Latin Music USA, a four-hour documentary series narrated by actor Jimmy Smits, is to air in prime time over two consecutive Mondays during Hispanic Heritage Month on PBS. On October 12 and 19 at 9 p.m., Latin Music USA …

VINCENNES: Asia, Finland and Israel are among the territories Alphanim has struck new deals in for shows such as Mouss & Boubidi and Gawayn. MTV Oy/Juniori in Finland took on Mouss & Boubidi, the Christmas-themed Santapprentice and middle-ages comedy Gawayn. …

PARIS/REDMOND: Microsoft and Publicis Group are set to collaborate on engaging digital content, more effective online advertising opportunities and audience tracking, the two companies announced today. One of the key elements of the partnership is the creation, production and distribution …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: A total of 1,542 executives attended DISCOP East in Budapest last week, down from the 1,729 on site at last year’s edition but still higher than the participation registered in 2007. There were 732 buyers at the three-day …

MUNICH/BUDAPEST: Bavaria Media sold a package of more than 100 hours of programming to Romania’s TVR at this year’s DISCOP, among a host of other deals the Munich-based distributor scored. "DISCOP was an absolutely positive experience for us," said Oliver …

LOS ANGELES: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has doubled the number of films vying for the Best Picture category to ten for next year’s Academy Awards, slated for March 7, 2010 and airing live on ABC. The Academy’s …