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LONDON, June 13: ALL3MEDIA International has closed a raft of deals for the entertainment format Village on a Diet, which features a community coming together to commit to leading a healthier lifestyle. Options for the format have been secured with …

LONDON, June 13: UKTV Gold has commissioned IMG Media’s Tiger Aspect to produce Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga and Blackadder’s Most Cunning Moments, two specials providing a behind-the-scenes look at the BAFTA-winning comedy series Blackadder, which was on the …

LOS ANGELES, June 13: Casting is under way for a new docudrama from award-winning producers Magical Elves and Lifetime that follows men and women who have used the ancient cultural practice of arranged marriage to find a lifelong partner. Loved …

MONTE-CARLO, June 13: The recipients of the Golden Nymph Awards were announced at the 48th annual Monte-Carlo Television Festival, with Desperate Housewives, CSI and The Bold & the Beautiful taking home the International TV Audience Awards. In the comedy performance …

LOS ANGELES, June 13: The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) are still “far apart” in their negotiations for a new contract, the Hollywood producers group said yesterday. The two organizations began …

LONDON, June 12: UKTV is set to launch a new channel this October featuring a slate of BBC shows, movies and other content, and is refocusing its UKTV Gold brand on comedy, while UKTV Drama will be dedicated to the …

LONDON, June 12: The number of digital TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region will soar from 75 million in 2007 to 246.3 million in 2013, with more than half in China alone, according to a new report from Informa Telecoms …

LONDON, June 12: Zodiak-owned Bullseye TV’s director of production, Delroy Dixon, has been appointed as its deputy managing director, overseeing the company’s expanding slate of content. More than 180 half hours of factual-entertainment programs are currently in production. For the …

SANTA MONICA, June 12: Speed Racer Enterprises has appointed four agencies to represent both Speed Racer: The Next Generation and the classic Speed Racer series for licensing and merchandising across the world. Speed Racer Enterprises has tapped G Squared Promotion …

TOKYO, June 12: RTL2 has acquired 48 half-hour episodes of Toei Animation’s Digimon Data Squad and 64 half hours of Dragonball GT. Digimon Data Squad is the fifth season of Toei’s hit animated series Digimon. The franchise currently airs in …