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LOS ANGELES, November 4: MarVista Entertainment has appointed Robyn Snyder as its VP of production and Paul Hazen as its VP of acquisitions and operations, while also bolstering its sales team with a key promotion. Snyder will oversee all aspects …

LONDON, November 4: After almost a two-year absence, the Sky basic channels, including the popular Sky1, are returning to Virgin Media's 3.8 million cable customers, with the two platforms announcing today an agreement that ends their much-publicized carriage row. As …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES, November 4: Cookie Jar Entertainment has signed a five-year deal with family-focused new-media outfit Kaboose to revitalize its Mommy & Me brand online. The refreshed website, which is set to launch in January 2009, will feature daily mom-targeted …

NEW YORK, November 4: While Viacom's third-quarter revenues were up slightly, rising 4 percent to $3.4 billion, its net earnings dropped 37 percent to $401 million, as a result of lower theatrical earnings at Paramount and reduced advertising revenues at …

NEW YORK, November 4: The American music cable network Fuse has signed a three-year deal for the TV and online rights to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, starting in 2009 with a live broadcast from the …

TORONTO, November 4: Breakthrough Animation is teaming up with Canadian preschool network Treehouse to produce a new 52×11-minute series, My Big Big Friend. The show will follow 4-year-old Yuri, who is shy but uses his imagination to go on brave, …

DURBAN, November 4: Filmmakers can now submit their natural history productions for consideration for the ROSCAR (Rhino sculpture) Awards at the Durban Wild Talk Africa Film Festival and Conference, which will take place April 19 to 23, 2009, at the …

TORONTO, November 4: Canwest has unveiled the lineup of creative and on-screen talent for its slate of drama pilots, including Shattered, which will be directed by Prison Break's Bobby Roth. A Force Four Films/Blueprint Film and Television production, the one-hour …

LONDON, November 4: Parthenon Factual scored record sales at this year's MIPCOM, including RTE scooping up a package of wildlife films. The 90-minute feature Knut and Friends sold to Japan and France 5, while Rivers & Life went to Films …

LONDON/STOCKHOLM/PARIS, November 4: Zodiak International has closed a deal with UGC in France for the new adaptation of Stieg Larsson's three best-selling books in the Millennium series. UGC has taken on the theatrical, TV and DVD rights to distribute both …