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BURBANK, April 1: ABC will premiere eight original series in its summer schedule, including the return of The Bachelorette on May 19 at 9 p.m., as well as a new series from Endemol and a High School Musical-based reality series. …

LONDON, April 1: At next week’s MIPTV, Granada International is launching Headcases, a new comedy series that takes a satirical look at the worlds of celebrity and politics. The CGI-animated series is created in association with Red Vision, and features …

LAS VEGAS, April 1: Fox Mobile Entertainment has launched the Fox Entertainment Mobile Network, a mobile web portal that features a variety of content from networks like FOX, FX, SPEED, National Geographic Channel and Fox Reality Channel. The new portal …

LONDON, April 1: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will bring a number of reality and game-show titles to MIPTV, including a program under its development deal with Base Camp Films and collaborations with Shine Limited and Tuvalu Media. Six Degrees …

PARIS, April 1: Shirley MacLaine and Sam Neill will attend this year’s MIPTV, expanding the conference’s roster of international talent that also includes Miss World Zi Lin Zhang, Tracy Ullman, Brian Conley and Uri Geller, among others. MacLaine and Neill …

LONDON, April 1: ALL3MEDIA International will head to MIPTV with a catalogue of drama programs and an expanded roster of factual offerings. In drama fare, the company is bringing the thriller He Kills Coppers, which tracks the manhunt that ensues …

BURBANK, April 1: Disney-ABC Television Group is gearing up for the multiplatform launch of the new Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, which is slated to premiere across cable, broadcast and digital platforms worldwide, beginning on Friday, June 20, in …

BOLOGNA, April 1: Atlantyca Entertainment has been named the exclusive licensing and merchandising agent in Italy for three of Taffy Entertainment's children's properties: Code Lyoko, Growing Up Creepie and Dive Olly Dive! Under the agreement, Atlantyca will secure and manage …

TORONTO, April 1: Peace Arch Entertainment Group has reported revenues of C$17.2 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2008, up 52 percent on the year-ago period. The company noted that the gains were led by the home entertainment segment, …

SINGAPORE, April 1: SingTel’s IPTV platform mioTV today launched the Taiwanese channels ETTV Asia and Asia Plus. Operated by the Eastern Broadcasting Company, ETTV Asia offers lifestyle and variety fare such as Puppy Oh My Love, The Star Chef as …