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LONDON: The piglet duo from The Pinky and Perky Show are set to take the stage in 2010/2011 for a slate of live theater performances.  The West End theater production company Fiery Light will present the live-action stage performances. The Pinky and Perky Show has been …

LONDON: The U.K.’s Competition Commission has decided to block Project Kangaroo, the proposed VOD platform from BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4. In issuing its decision, the regulatory authority concluded that the proposed offering presented too much of a threat to …

ATLANTA: Star Wars: The Clone Wars will make its international premiere on Cartoon Networks across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America on February 13.  The series, set between Star Wars: Episode II and Star Wars: Episode III, features …

LONDON: Paul Chesney is joining Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE) on March 2 to serve as its VP of international operations.  Based in London, Chesney will report to Eddie Cunningham, the president of UPIE. He will be responsible for the efficiency, …

MUNICH: The share price at Premiere was up today following a ruling that News Corporation does not need to take full control of the German pay-TV platform should its shareholding reach the 30-percent mark. Under local law, an investor in a …

MUNICH: Among the host of licensees that have signed on for Studio100 Media/EM.Entertainment’s Vicky the Viking is FIPO GROUP.  The FIPO GROUP acquired the rights for a wide range of license productions within both the home and living and textiles and …

HILVERSUM: Endemol Middle East scored its first deal in Egypt with the commission of 13 weekly episodes of Fear Factor Extreme, while ten other Endemol shows sold across the region.  Production will launch in early March on the new episodes …

NEW YORK: The Office reached an audience high of 22 million on Sunday night on NBC, immediately following the Super Bowl, which averaged 98.7 million viewers, with a total of 151.6 million viewers. NBC aired a special one-hour episode of The …

TEL AVIV: Dori Media Group’s multiplatform telenovela Amanda O has already been sold to eight countries within two months of its launch.  Romania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, Paraguay, Uruguay and Armenia have all signed on for the series. The online …

LOS ANGELES: The long-awaited resumption of talks between the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and Hollywood producers has been postponed following news that the union’s president is filing legal action over the ousting of his chief negotiator. SAG and the Alliance …