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HYDERABAD/PARIS, June 27: The Indian animation house DQ Entertainment has announced a $100-million, five-year co-production partnership with the MoonScoop Group that will cover at least five TV series and two feature films. The European-Indian partnership will see a total of …

BUENOS AIRES, June 27: FOX is set to produce a pilot based on Dori Media Group’s hit international telenovela Lalola. Sony Pictures Television previously picked up the rights for the format in the U.S., and Kevin Falls, a producer of …

NEW YORK, June 27: CBS has scheduled the fall premieres for its new and returning series, with a preseason debut for Survivor: Gabon. The 17th installment of the hit Survivor franchise will debut a week prior to the formal start …

UNIVERSAL CITY, June 27: In what it is calling its “most comprehensive synergistic effort ever,” NBC Universal has unveiled a multi-network marketing initiative for the upcoming feature The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and the summer Olympic Games in …

LOS ANGELES, June 27: As the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) continue to spar, with each lining up big-name Hollywood stars to support their causes, George Clooney has issued an open …

LOS ANGELES, June 27: For the first time, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revealed the ten dramas and ten comedies vying for nominations for this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, with almost half of those being considered hailing …

TOKYO, June 27: Sony has announced a slate of new strategic goals for the next few years, including doubling its annual revenues from Brazil, Russia, India and China by 2010, and adding downloadable video content to its PlayStation gaming console …

NEW YORK, June 27: SCI FI Channel has named Tim Krubsack as its VP of alternative programming, with oversight of the network’s unscripted, reality lineup. Krubsack handles all aspects of alternative television development, production and business management. Most recently, he …

VICTORIA, June 27: Australian-based sports and lifestyle producer HSquared has named Short Attention as the exclusive international distributor for its original food/lifestyle series Boys Weekend. HSquared, whose previous titles include Cactus Garden, Food For Life and Good Chef Bad Chef, …

BARCELONA, June 27: Imira Entertainment has signed a representation deal for ZDF Entertainment’s live-action series H20: Just Add Water for Spain, Portugal and Andorra. The tween-targeted show has already been licensed worldwide by companies such as Grani & Partners, and …