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NEW YORK, March 26: Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of South Park, and Comedy Central have launched Southparkstudios.com, featuring free, streaming full-length episodes and clips from all 12 seasons of the show. In the week since South Park …

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 26: The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has promoted Christopher P. Marcich to oversee its operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while Michael C. Ellis has been elevated to run the Asia-Pacific activities. Marcich is now …

BUENOS AIRES, March 25: Tapping into her years of experience in the international-distribution business, Silvana D’Angelo has launched The Latin Flower Company, a new venture that will be at MIPTV showcasing several properties, among them High Mountain (Breaking Limits). High …

SAN FRANCISCO, March 25: VIZ Media has secured a license from TV Tokyo Corporation, Shueisha and Dentsu for Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody in the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The feature film will be aimed primarily at teens and …

MONTEREY, March 25: A new study from SNL Kagan estimates that there will be more than 71 million HD subscribers in the U.S. by 2012, with cable and satellite HD subscriber penetration to hit 65.7 percent of multichannel households by …

LONDON, March 25: FremantleMedia will head to MIPTV with a lineup of game shows and reality formats, including The Big Give. The Big Give has been a ratings success in the U.S., where it airs on ABC. The reality-based competition …

BURBANK, March 25: FOX is reportedly refusing to pay an indecency fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a 2003 episode of the reality series Married by America. Last month, the FCC fined 13 FOX Television Network stations …

MIAMI, March 25: Televisa Internacional will be at MIPTV with a slate of new novelas, headlined by Dumb Girls Don’t Go to Heaven (Las Tontas no van al Cielo). The 130-episode series, available in HD or as a format, is …

TOKYO, March 25: As part of a deal with NBC Universal International, the Japanese MSO giant Jupiter Telecommunications is set to begin carrying SCI FI Channel on its J:COM Digital Broadcasting service, effective April 1. Set to air on the …

MEVASSERT ZION, March 25: At MIPTV, Armoza Formats will launch its first-ever kids’ game show, Head of the Class, alongside its other format properties on offer. This is the company’s first foray into dedicated children’s programming. The format is currently …