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DALLAS, April 14: The movie rental giant Blockbuster has offered up to $1.3 billion to buy the electronics chain store Circuit City. The $6-per-share offer was made in a letter sent to Circuit City’s chairman and CEO, Philip Schoonover, on …

CANNES, April 14: MIPTV featuring MILIA has revealed the ten winners of the 2008 Content 360 competition, which rewards outstanding interactive and multiplatform content. The winners were chosen from 27 short-listed producers and designers across the competition’s eight categories by …

LOS ANGELES, April 14: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Pictures has acquired writer Ben Wexler’s comedy Bobism for a feature-film adaptation, marking the first comedy spec purchased by the studio under the supervision of Mary Parent, the chairperson of the worldwide motion picture …

BEIJING, April 14: Discovery Networks Asia is set to launch its environment-focused Planet Green programming block on 26 TV stations in China on April 16, sponsored by SˇKODA Auto, an eco-friendly Volkswagen brand. The block, which includes 40 hours of …

LONDON, April 14: BBC Worldwide has sold the natural history HD series Earth: The Power of the Planet to 34 broadcasters around the world, and has also named a licensee in North America and the U.K. for the drama series …

LONDON, April 14: Power has concluded new deals with broadcasters in Uruguay and Ecuador on a range of dramas, movies and mini-series, including the award-winning disaster title Flood. In Ecuador, Power has secured agreements with Gammavision and Ecuavisa for a …

SILVER SPRING, April 14: Animal Planet will premiere its new series Raw Nature, which gives first-hand accounts of wildlife professionals working in the field, on April 29 at 9 p.m., airing for five consecutive weeks. From executive producers Thom Beers …

LONDON, April 11: Continuing the company’s rebranding initiative of all of its digital channels, U.K. broadcaster Five has unveiled several new series to join the programming slate at FIVER, formerly known as Five Life. The latest slew of programming for …

CANNES/MUNICH, April 11: Bavaria Media Television has secured a total of eight package deals at this year’s MIPTV, largely to broadcasters in Central and Eastern Europe. Among the deals scored in Eastern Europe are sales of Bitter Tropics and Vienna …

SINGAPORE, April 11: NBC Universal has appointed Christopher Williams to the newly-created role of VP of commercial and network development for Asia Pacific at its Global Networks division, effective immediately. Based in Singapore, Williams will play a key leadership role …