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LONDON, September 12: Disney Channel Worldwide’s global original programming division has commissioned Pirates of the Caribbean star Giles New and My Family’s Keiron Self to develop a new children’s series in the U.K., Gwyn (working title). Gwyn was originally written …

AMSTERDAM, September 12: As IBC opened in the Netherlands today, Akamai Technologies released a new report indicating that 82 percent of European broadcast organizations plan to deliver online content in high definition in the next 12 months. Almost 20 percent …

LONDON, September 12: BSkyB has abandoned its plans to launch three pay-TV channels on DTT platform Freeview under the brand name Picnic, British press reports indicate. The decision is reportedly in response to delays in the regulatory process being conducted …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: A consortium of Hollywood studios, retailers and consumer electronics and IT companies have joined forces to define an industry framework that will allow consumers to play digital media content across a variety of platforms and devices. …

MEVASSERT ZION, September 11: Armoza Formats has closed a range of new deals for the reality format Overdraft Family, which sees a life coach helping families overcome their financial woes. The show has aired on Spanish channel Cuatro with successful …

MUNICH, September 11: News Corporation’s Mark Williams has been appointed to succeed Michael Börnicke as CEO of Premiere following his sudden resignation for “personal reasons.” Börnicke has resigned with immediate effect after being released from his contract. His successor, Mark …

LONDON, September 11: Outright Distribution has landed distribution rights from Many Rivers Films to the two-part Car Bomb, which explores how this weapon has shaped the course of human conflict. Car Bomb uncovers the weapon’s history through footage and interviews …

LONDON, September 11: Leopard Films has received its first series commission from Five in the U.K. with the observational series Lights, Camera, Animals, which will air later this fall. The series will introduce some of the most famous animals in …

LOS ANGELES, September 11: Tutenstein: Clash of the Pharaohs, the first feature-length movie based on PorchLight Entertainment’s hit TV series, will make its debut on Discovery Kids in the U.S. this fall, with its international premiere at MIPCOM Junior. The …

LONDON, September 11: TV-Loonland has teamed up with The Illuminated Film Company to produce two exclusive seasonal specials for the preschool property Little Princess that will launch on Five’s Milkshake! block for fall/winter. The special Harvest Festival will debut on …