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LOS ANGELES, November 4: Production is under way on Fox Television Studios' new adventure drama Defying Gravity from creator and executive producer James Parriott, with the BBC in the U.K., Canada's CTV and Space and Germany's ProSieben on board as …

CHESTNUT HILL, November 4: A new research study indicates that commercials can still have an impact and create "brand memory," even when viewers are fast-forwarding through them with their DVRs. Boston College researchers have found that fast-forwarding viewers actually pay …

LONDON, November 4: Following a similar deal in Korea, Warner Bros. has become the first Hollywood studio to make new movie releases available in China via video on demand, priced at between 60 cents and $1 per title. New-release movies, …

LOS ANGELES, November 3: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted two European-based executives, Yoni Cohen and Denis Cantin, to take on expanded roles. Cohen, currently the VP of sales for Europe, has been appointed senior VP of international development …

NEW YORK, November 3: The heaviest TV watchers are also the most avid Internet users, according to newly released data from The Nielsen Company's TV/Internet Convergence Panel. The research reveals that the top fifth of Internet users spend more than …

LOS ANGELES, November 3: BabyFirst has been added to the lineup of German cable operator Unitymedia's new children's programming package. The 24/7 commercial-free network, aimed at babies, toddlers and their caregivers, has existing European partnerships with BSkyB in the U.K., …

MIAMI, November 3: The local adaptation of Telemundo Internacional's Twisted Love (Amor Descarado) premiered in the Netherlands on TV West under the title Pauwen en Reigers, which translates to Peacocks and Herons. Produced locally by NL Film for Endemol Netherlands, …

STOCKHOLM, November 3: Sparks Network has secured a range of deals following MIPCOM, including adding Idea Asia as a new member of its group of companies. Idea Asia, part of Asia Global Holdings Corporation, will cover China and Hong Kong. …

BANGKOK/HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, November 3: MTV Networks in Asia, the MTV Europe Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are teaming for a range of events and concerts across Asia to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking. …

LONDON, November 3: This week, British broadcaster Five will air an hour-long documentary about the latest scandal to rock the BBC: the controversial phone call made to actor Andrew Sachs by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross on Radio 2. During …