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PARIS, December 19: MSN has come on board alongside the BBC and the National Film Board of Canada to seek out new ideas from the Content 360 competition at MIPTV, offering up to $10,000 in development funding. This is the …

LONDON, December 19: British media regulator Ofcom has imposed fines totaling £95,000 on the BBC for so-called "live" phone-in competitions during pre-recorded shows on its radio services. A £70,000 fine has been imposed for incidents on Dermot O’Leary’s show on Radio 2, …

NEW YORK, December 19: Deloitte's new The State of the Media Democracy study, set to be formally unveiled at CES next month, reveals that 14- to 25-year-olds are watching less TV than other demos, but are spending more time with …

LONDON, December 19: Steven Andrew will take up the role of head of drama and acquisitions for CBBC in early January, replacing Jon East, who is executive-producing and directing the new CBBC drama Bo and the Spirit World. In his …

TORONTO, December 19: In its second round of selections, Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival and Canwest have chosen nine projects to receive a total of $246,000 in grants and no-interest loans from the Canwest-Hot Docs Documentary Funds. A total …

LONDON, December 19: Bebo is partnering with RDF Digital to produce a weekly magazine show tentatively titled B-Box, highlighting new content on the social-media service such as home-made videos and celebrity segments. B-Box will spotlight user-generated content, alongside covering newly …

MUNICH/LONDON, December 19: TV-Loonland has closed a deal with the BBC for the full TV rights for the animated series Penelope, which is slated to premiere on CBeebies in spring 2009. CBeebies joins the lineup of broadcasters currently signed on …

NEW YORK, December 19: A range of new programs will be showcased in 4Kids Entertainment's five-hour children's block on The CW, among them are Chaotic: Marillian Invasion and Sonic X. Chaotic: Marrilliam Invasion and Sonic X are currently airing in …

LOS ANGELES, December 19: Brainstorm Media, Time Life, TV One and MarVista Entertainment are teaming up to produce Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement, a full-length documentary featuring iconic songs from the enslavement era. The new …

ATLANTA, December 18: The British parody series Look Around You, produced for BBC Two, has been picked up for broadcast on Cartoon Network's late-night block Adult Swim, with a launch date set for January 18. Adult Swim has picked up …