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LONDON, October 8: Target Entertainment Group has unveiled more than 400 hours of new programming, spanning drama, factual, entertainment formats, comedy and kids. Target’s drama slate is led by ten new hour-long episodes of Taggart. The crime series is celebrating …

SAN BRUNO, October 8: YouTube is venturing into the eCommerce space, inking a deal that enables users to purchase music, games and other products featured in selected content on the site directly from iTunes and Amazon.com. The YouTube eCommerce Platform …

HARRINGTON PARK, October 8: Janson Media has acquired a number of new titles to add to its slate, including the hour-long Elvis Lives! The 25th Anniversary Concert and The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash. Also included in Janson’s catalogue is …

CONTACT _Con-3E30DE563F6 c s l LOS ANGELES, October 8: Jon Feltheimer, the co-chairman and CEO of Lionsgate, will deliver the keynote address at the 2009 NATPE Market & Conference, set for January 26 to 29 at the Mandalay Bay Resort …

LONDON, October 8: Zodiak International’s hit reality format Peking Express, which follows eight couples on a cross-continent race, has been notching up strong performances around the world. The Spanish version of the show, which features contestants racing from Moscow to …

HILVERSUM, October 8: Marina Williams is joining Endemol from CME to take up the post of CEO of Central and Eastern European operations. Williams will oversee and expand Endemol’s operations across the region, including in Russia, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine and …

MADRID, October 8: Imagina International Sales has aligned with Spanish production house Nadie es Perfecto to represent the worldwide rights to a new comedy about a group of single 30-somethings. Singles, enamora’t focuses on a group of friends living on …

LONDON, October 8: Virgin1’s schedule for the fall includes five new U.K. commissions, which join returning imports like Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Chuck. Leading the new commissions is The Bransons: Come Hell or High Water, a one-off documentary …

CULVER CITY, October 8: Jim Kennedy has been promoted to executive VP for global communications at Sony Pictures Entertainment, where he will serve as a communications counselor and speechwriter for the executive team. Kennedy will also oversee media relations for …

SANTA MONICA, October 8: The Canadian drama The Guard, which heads into its second season later this month, has clocked up deals in more than 30 markets, with Lionsgate scoring slots for the show on A&E in Latin America and …