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BURBANK: ABC Entertainment and ABC Studios will be managed together under the ABC Entertainment Group, to be led by Stephen McPherson, as part of a restructure at Disney-ABC Television Group. The ABC Entertainment Group is tasked with primarily developing and producing content for ABC, but …

PARIS: The CEO of the ad giant WPP Group, Sir Martin Sorrell, is set to deliver a keynote speech at MIPTV, during a day dedicated to branded content.  Sorrell’s speech is entitled "What screens will they watch—and what will be …

DUNEDIN: NHNZ has teamed up with Science Channel, China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) and Discovery Networks Asia to explore some of China’s earliest engineering achievements. The partners are co-producing two hour-long Man Made Marvels specials on ancient Chinese architectural structures. NHNZ has aligned with Chinese archaeologist Dr. …

LONDON: A slate of new drama projects are in the works from Ann Harris and FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) through an 18-month initiative for the development of programs for the U.K. and international markets. Harris, who has worked on many co-production …

NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY: HIT Entertainment has teamed up with TV Azteca to launch a branded preschool block on free-to-air television in Mexico. The block, Niños Siete, launched January 4, airing Sundays from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The block features a host …

LOS ANGELES: Granada America has signed an exclusive arrangement to produce eight original episodes of its reality series Nanny 911 for CMT, which has been airing the show since March 2008.  With production already under way, the new episodes will reunite with original …

TORONTO: Filming is under way on a new film from Breakthrough Films & Television and Six Islands Productions that follows six former members of a theater company as they reunite following the death of their director.  A Wake is expect …

NEW DELHI: Turner International and Alva Brothers Entertainment are set to launch a new Hindi-language general-entertainment channel in March targeting "Neo Indians." The channel, named REAL, will be operated by Turner and Alva’s 50/50 joint venture company, Real Global Broadcasting (RGB). …

LONDON: Disney-ABC Worldwide Television and Disney Media Networks have announced the appointment of Stephen Moore as executive VP and managing director of Disney-ABC-ESPN Television for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada.  Moore will be based in London, reporting to Ben …

DOHA: Al Jazeera Network has secured distribution for five of its channels, including Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera English, with the Lebanese cable operators ECOnet and Cablevision. The deals cover carriage for Al Jazeera Arabic, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera …