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HARRINGTON PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. has secured the exclusive international distribution rights for the fifth season of Ghost Hunters and the second season of Ghost Hunters International, and will be bringing all seasons of both series to NATPE. Recent …

LOS ANGELES: One couple is being given the opportunity to have their wedding streamed live on MySpace.com, with details of the ceremony to be planned by the users of the social networking site, as part of a new online reality series …

LOS ANGELES: TV Land was awarded the exclusive broadcast rights for the American Film Institute’s (AFI) Life Achievement Award, which this year will honor Michael Douglas.  The four-year agreement starts with the 37th AFI Life Achievement Award, which will air …

  TORONTO, January 19: Canada’s Family Channel has enhanced its online portfolio with an extended deal with Disney and a new video player. The expanded agreement with Disney-ABC-ESPN Television allows visitors to the channel’s Family.ca website to view a range …

 NEW YORK, January 16: Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, will be a keynote speaker at Media Summit New York, set to be held March 18 and 19. The 6th Annual Media Summit New York, presented by …

 UNIVERSAL CITY, January 16: Universal Media Studios has signed separate first-look deals with actor-producer-director Don Cheadle and his company, Crescendo Productions, as well as Carousel Television, the broadcast and new technologies arm of Steve Carell’s recently formed Carousel Productions. The …

 BUENOS AIRES, January 16: Flor Latina Entertainment Group has announced that pre-production is under way ahead of schedule on First Lady’s Wanted (Primera Dama se Busca), following strong interest in the novela at MIPCOM. Originally slated for pre-production in the second half …

 TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, January 16: The Entertainment One-owned Blueprint Entertainment is producing 26 half-hour episodes of an original live-action/animated tween comedy, Majority Rules, for Canada’s TELETOON. Formerly named Go Girl, the series will be distributed worldwide by Oasis International. It centers on a …

 LOS ANGELES, January 16: Bennett Media Worldwide heads into NATPE with strong sales momentum, having closed new licensing deals in five territories. Spain’s ONO Network (Europacable) took on Bikini Destinations and Destination X, while Germany’s DSF Network snapped up Simply Wet. France’s MCS Network …

LONDON, January 16: Both format and finished program deals have been closed worldwide by Outright Distribution for World’s Strictest Parents, an original production from Twenty Twenty for BBC3.   In format deals, Kabel Eins in Germany and Seven Network in Australia …