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NEW YORK, November 28: HBO Sports has launched Fan Life, a series of original short films created exclusively for HBO’s digital platforms, including HBO Podcasts, HBO Mobile and HBO.com. The series marks the first time HBO Sports has created entirely …

TORONTO, November 28: Principal photography is underway in Hamilton, Ontario on Peace Arch Entertainment’s new action film, Weapon, starring UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin. Franklin will star opposite Bruce Greenwood (I Robot, Swept Away, Déjà Vu) and Tiffani Thiessen (She …

LONDON, November 28: BBC Four has unveiled a lineup of four one-off dramas centered on the stories behind well-known British television entertainers: Hughie Green, Most Sincerely, The Curse Of Steptoe, Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me and Hancock & Joan. …

SANTA MONICA, November 28: Beginning January 8, 2008, GSN will roll out 40 half-hour episodes of its new prime-time game show How Much is Enough?, hosted by Corbin Bernsen. How Much is Enough? will air on GSN Tuesday through Saturday …

LONDON, November 28: In cooperation with Showtime Arabia and Infinity TV, Abu Dhabi-based real estate developer Hydra Properties will launch The Hydra Executives, a 15-week reality television series in which contestants compete for the chance to win $1 million to …

KUALA LUMPUR, November 28: ESPN STAR Sports will organize the international futsal tournament, the KL World 5’s, which will be held in Malaysia in early 2008 and broadcast on the network to more than 310 million viewers across Asia. The …

PARIS, November 28: Taffy Entertainment has closed a slew of sales to Asian broadcasters on four series: Code Lyoko, Fantastic Four, Dive Olly Dive! and Dr. Dog. Fantastic Four was picked up by Asia TV in Hong Kong, ABS-CBN in …

MIAMI, November 28: Dolphin Entertainment has inked a raft of international deals for its Nickelodeon US TV movies Shredderman Rules! and The Last Day of Summer. The made-for-television movies, which premiered on Nickelodeon in the U.S. this past summer, have …

NEW YORK, November 28: The digital entertainment studio Worldwide Biggies, founded by former Nickelodeon and Spike TV chief Albie Hecht, has optioned Simon & Schuster’s adventure franchise Tom Swift for a multiplatform rollout. According to Hecht, the company will initially …

MONTREAL, November 28: Independent Canadian film and television production and distribution company, Muse Entertainment Enterprises, has announced that it will open a U.S. office in Los Angeles, which will be headed up by executive producer Joel S. Rice as president. …