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LOS ANGELES/PARIS, May 2: In the run-up to DISCOP EAST, the second edition of the DISCOPRO networking and training program is set to take place in Budapest on June 17. This year’s DISCOPRO will focus on low-cost co-production opportunities that …

NEW YORK, May 2: Lightworks Producing Group (LPG) and KPI, its production unit, will launch a range of dramas and documentaries this spring on BBC One, History and Smithsonian Networks, with a launch on HGTV to follow. The two-hour special …

HOLLYWOOD, May 2: The Jim Henson Company and KCET are working together on Sid the Science Kid, a new preschool science series featuring exclusive digital puppetry animation, for debut this September on PBS KIDS. Sid the Science Kid, featuring 40 …

MEXICO CITY, May 2: U.S. Spanish-language network Once México  has joined the roster of global broadcasters set to air Pangea Day, the four-hour event taking place on May 10. The event links venues in Cairo, London, Los Angeles, Kigali, Mumbai …

NEW YORK, May 2: With revenues up 15 percent to $3.12 billion, Viacom has reported a first-quarter profit of $270 million, a 33-percent increase on the year-ago period. Operating income, meanwhile, gained 29 percent to $567 million, and the quarter’s …

LONDON, May 2: Just a day after announcing the resignation of its chief executive, Jane Lighting, Five has said that its managing director of content, Lisa Opie, is also stepping down. The resignation will take place with immediate effect, and …

DOHA, May 2: Sami al Haj, an Al Jazeera cameraman held in American military custody at Guantanamo Bay for the last six years, has been freed, the Middle Eastern news network announced today. Commenting on the release, Wadah Khanfar, the …

QUEENSLAND, May 2: Former Fox World chief Daniela Welteke, who lost her life to cancer at the age of 45, is remembered by those who knew her for her business savvy and creative instincts. Welteke spent a number of years …

WEST PALM BEACH, May 2: At an Upfront presentation held in New York City yesterday, ION Television introduced its new tagline “Positively Entertaining,” and unveiled its programming lineup for the 2008-2009 season, which includes 12 original movies from RHI Entertainment …

TORONTO, May 2: The Canadian Television Fund (CTF) has made an additional C$12 million in funding available for productions that are applying for funding during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The amount will be split between English-, French- and Aboriginal- language …