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LOS ANGELES: The actor Don Johnson has filed suit against the producers of Nash Bridges, alleging that he never received his share of the profits of the ’90s CBS show. According to wire reports, Johnson lodged his complaint in the Los …

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SYDNEY: First Australians, produced over six years by Australian Aboriginal filmmakers Rachel Perkins and Darren Dale, leads off the slate of SBS Content Sales for MIPDOC and MIPTV.  The multiplatform project encompasses seven episodes, an online experience, educational and retail DVD, a hard …

PHILADELPHIA: Fourth-quarter profit at Comcast Corporation dropped almost 32 percent to $412 million, largely as a result of a $600 million pretax impairment charge on its Clearwire investment in 2008. Revenues in the period gained 9 percent to $8.8 billion, with …

LOS ANGELES: David Smyth has left BSkyB after eight years to take on the role of VP of sales for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution in Europe, effective immediately.   Smyth will be responsible for growing Fox’s initiatives in the co-production and …

OTTAWA: Asian Food Channel and Australia’s Premier Media Group have struck deals for License to Grill and Junk Brothers, respectively, from Knight Enterprises.  Australia’s Premier Media Group has acquired all 52 episodes of Knight’s popular furniture-renovation series Junk Brothers for …

LONDON: Cake Entertainment has finalized the sale of Fresh TV’s animated surf comedy Stoked to Cartoon Network in the U.S.  The character-driven animated sitcom is about six teenagers who come together one summer to work, and surf, at the renowned …

MUMBAI: The Indian media and entertainment market is projected to rise by 12.5 percent in the next five years, reaching 1.05 trillion rupees ($21 billion) by 2013, according to a new report from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce …

OTTAWA: Jonathan Wiseman has been promoted to senior VP of Amberwood Entertainment, responsible for creative content on all productions.  Wiseman will also continue to manage all sales and marketing activities for the company.  Additionally, Craig Young has been named VP …

LONDON: The 24-hour crime and investigation channel Investigation Discovery (ID) will launch in Russia in April, following its previous debuts in the U.K. and the U.S.  Offering a compelling lineup of crime and investigative programming, ID focuses on the science …