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LOS ANGELES, December 20: BabyFirstTV will debut My Gym At Home, a children’s fitness series created for babies, toddlers and their parents, on January 5, 2008. Monique and her team of instructors host the series, which brings fun-filled exercises and …

LONDON, December 20: British regulator Ofcom has levied two fines, totaling £1.5 million, against Channel 4 for call-in irregularities on Richard and Judy and Deal or No Deal. The £1 million fine for Richard and Judy was levied for breaches …

HILVERSUM, December 20: Endemol’s Daniel Lew is stepping down as executive director of operations for Latin America, following the restructuring of the company’s activities in the region. Lew joined Endemol in 2001 as CEO and minority shareholder of Endemol Interactive …

NEW YORK, December 20: According to the results of a new TNS survey, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike has caused no impact on the viewing habits of 74 percent of Americans, with only 22 percent of Americans watching …

PARIS, December 20: Reed MIDEM has selected another Asian market, Japan, to be the Country of Honor at MIPTV featuring MILIA, after celebrating India at MIPCOM in October. Japan Day is set for day one of MIPTV, which runs from …

TRENTON, December 20: A federal jury has ruled in favor of The Sopranos creator David Chase in a lawsuit brought by an aspiring writer who was seeking compensation for helping to craft an early draft of the pilot of the …

TORONTO, December 20: Peace Arch Entertainment has entered into negotiations to acquire London-based ContentFilm, the parent company of Fireworks International. The proposed bid values ContentFilm at 20 pence per share. The possible deal is worth 19,500,000 Peace Arch shares plus …

LOS ANGELES, December 20: U.S. Hispanic network Azteca America has expanded into its 61st market, inking an affiliate deal in Columbus, Ohio. "Announcing a strong affiliate in the Columbus market is a great way to finish out 2007, which has …

TORONTO, December 19: Breakthrough Animation has received a commission from CanWest Media to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated sitcom Producing Parker for the Canadian cable network TVtropolis. Producing Parker follows the adventures of an overworked and underpaid producer, …

STOCKHOLM, December 19: Swedish network TV4 has reached an exclusive three-year agreement with Svensk Filmindustri (SF) for the free-TV rights to a large number of feature films. The agreement covers the 2008-2010 period, with the majority of the films being …