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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 …

LOS ANGELES, December 18: Headlining MarVista Entertainment's slate for NATPE are the thrillers Reflections, Special Delivery and The Watch, as well as a diverse lineup of family movies, comedies and animated features. Reflections stars Academy Award-winning actor Timothy Hutton as …

ENGLEWOOD, December 18: Production is under way on Party Down, a new original comedy from Starz Entertainment, in association with its sister company Starz Media. Party Down follows a Los Angeles catering team who all have dreams of Hollywood stardom …

GRÜNWALD/HILVERSUM, December 18: The Dutch kids’ and family entertainment outfit Telescreen is being acquired by the German brand management and media company m4e. The move is part of m4e’s growth strategy as it eyes expansion across Europe. Telescreen, which turned …

LONDON, December 18: FremantleMedia has established a production company with Bea Ballard, the former creative head and executive producer of BBC Entertainment Events, whose credits include the British Saturday night hits How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and …

NEW YORK, December 18: In the wake of the economic downturn, 4Kids Entertainment will be cutting 15 percent of its workforce as part of a cost-cutting initiative. The layoffs, across all of the company's divisions, will incur severance costs of …

SANTA CLARA, December 18: TV Guide Network is changing hands, with Macrovision Solutions Corporation reaching a deal to offload the cable channel to Allen Shapiro, the former CEO of dick clark productions, and private equity firm One Equity Partners for …

HAMILTON, December 18: Restructuring its Ukrainian operations, Central European Media Enterprises (CME) has reached a deal to exchange its interest in the Citi entertainment and culture network in Kiev in order to take full control of the Kino channel. CME …

NEW YORK, December 18: CBS Corporation and Time Warner are said to be considering a joint bid for the rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, reports indicate, in a partnership that would utilize the CBS broadcast network and the …

LOS ANGELES, December 18: Liz Dolan has been named chief marketing officer for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective January 5, supporting the on-air launch of the network in late 2009/early 2010. Dolan will oversee creation of a brand identity …