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LONDON, July 24: Ofcom has published a revised advertising code for British broadcasters, including lifting a rule mandating at least a 20-minute interval between commercial breaks in a show. Ofcom notes that the existing 20-minute ad interval “forces the first …

PARIS, July 24: David Zaslav, the president and CEO of Discovery Communications, will discuss the gains made by Planet Green in the Green TV Keynote at MIPCOM, scheduled for October 13 to 17. During his presentation, on October 13, Zaslav …

LONDON, July 24: Cineflix International has named Claire Lowe as a rights manager and Lucinda Garner as a sales manager. Lowe will work with Cineflix International’s sales and legal teams and the Dublin office on granting rights, closing agreements and …

MADRID, July 24: Spanish media group Prisa, whose assets include Sogecable in Spain and Media Capital in Portugal, reported that revenues for the first half of the year were up 8.8 percent to 2.01 billion euros, and profit was up …

ENCINO, July 24: Solid Entertainment has secured the international sales rights to the six-episode series Uncorked! Wine Made Simple. The documentary, narrated by Ted Allen (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Top Chef), uses interviews with wine markers and experts …

NEW YORK, July 24: Redlasso, a site that helps bloggers embed video clips into their content, has been slapped with a copyright infringement suit by NBC Universal, Fox News Network and Fox Television Stations. According to local press reports, the …

NEW YORK, July 24: A trio of new licensees have signed on for the launch of a worldwide licensing program for 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King: Playmates, Upper Deck and SEGA. The property’s master toy licensee, Playmates Toys, is prepping a …

PARIS, July 24: Revenues for the first half of the year at Vivendi were up 10.2 percent to 11.3 billion euros, the company announced today, with a 15.1-percent gain in second-quarter revenues to 6 billion euros. In the first half, …

SAN DIEGO, July 24: Spike TV’s anime series Afro Samurai will make its return with an original movie event in January 2009, featuring the voices of Samuel L. Jackson and Lucy Liu. Afro Samurai: Resurrection is based on the original …

PAWTUCKET, July 23: Hasbro will launch a toy line on July 26 for the new animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in addition to other items for the franchise, including a Millennium Falcon toy, action figures and a lightsaber. …