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LOS ANGELES, July 21: Emmy Award-winner Edie Falco will star as a New York City hospital nurse in a new Lionsgate series for Showtime, set to premiere next year. Tentatively titled Nurse Jackie, the 12-episode, half-hour, single-camera dark comedy series …

PARIS, July 21: This year’s MIPCOM will spotlight short-form programming for mobile and the Internet with a series of screening sessions, taking place October 13, 14 and 15, presenting cross-platform entertainment projects. MIPCOM Mobile & Internet Screening Sessions will feature …

LAUSANNE, July 21: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has inked agreements with the Asian Broadcasting Union (ABU) and ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) for the broadcast rights within certain Asian territories for the Vancouver 2010 and London 2012 Olympic Games. The …

RIVERSIDE, July 21: Mattel is celebrating an initial legal win in its dispute with MGA, with a federal jury ruling that the majority of Bratz design drawings, prototypes and sculpts were created by doll designer Carter Bryant while he was …

NEW YORK, July 21: A federal appeals court today overturned the $550,000 fine levied against CBS Corporation by the Federal Communications Commission for Janet Jackson’s infamous “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl. In a performance during the half-time show …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has formally rejected the final offer from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), identifying new media as the main sticking point between the two organizations. “It’s not a …

PHILADELPHIA, July 18: Karin Gilford has been named the senior VP of Fancast and online entertainment for Comcast International Media (CIM), the division of Comcast dedicated to developing and operating online and cross-platform entertainment. Gilford will be responsible for building …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: Toei Animation’s two most popular animated series—Digimon Adventure 02 and Pretty Cure—will be available for download on IGN.com’s Direct2Drive section starting this month. The second season of Digimon Adventure 02 follows the adventures of Daisuke Motomiya …

MADRID, July 18: The Spanish version of Dori Media Group’s hit novela Lalola shored up a 16.1-percent share on commercial broadcaster Antena 3 this week in its weekday afternoon slot. The series premiered last month and has been dominating Yo …

LONDON, July 18: Channel 4 and Discovery Networks EMEA have commissioned DCD Media-owned West Park Pictures to produce a two-part documentary about London Bridge Tower. With a working title of Tallest Tower, the hour-long episodes will document the construction of …