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NEW YORK, October 19: SCI FI Channel has greenlit a two-hour action drama pilot from CBS Paramount Network Television titled Revolution, which will begin production in January 2008. Revolution is the story of “New America,” a distant colony on an …

LOS ANGELES, October 19: MarVista Entertainment has granted the Japanese free-TV and home-entertainment rights for the teen drama Beyond the Break to Japanese distributor Twin Co. Twin Co. will license the rights to the 17 one-hour episode series within Japan, …

LONDON, October 19: Independent British drama producer Carnival Films has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce Midnight Man, a 3×1-hour conspiracy thriller mini-series starring James Nesbitt. Written by David Kane (Sea of Souls), Midnight Man tells a story of a …

TORONTO, October 19: marblemedia and Blueprint Entertainment have partnered to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated series The Dating Guy, scheduled to air in late 2008 as part of The Detour on TELETOON, the Canadian animation station’s teen/adult programming …

LOS ANGELES, October 19: Kabillion, the multiplatform kids’ program service, has launched a new user avatar system, as well as a variety of Halloween-themed programming. The new avatar system will enable users to personalize their Kabillion experience by creating their …

TORONTO, October 19: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has made a number of international sales on its animated titles and environmental documentaries, and has reached a new distribution deal with France’s Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA). On the …

LOS ANGELES, October 19: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel for babies and toddlers, will roll out a line of DVDs based on original programming from the channel, beginning November 1. The initial phase of the BabyFirstTV DVD collection will …

LONDON, October 19: As one of several changes within its programming department, British broadcaster Five has named Alex Menzies, currently the deputy controller of features, as its new head of features. Menzies joined Five in July 2005 after ten years …

LONDON, October 18: The BBC Trust has approved Director-General Mark Thompson’s six-year reform plan for the organization, including 1,800 job cuts. The emphasis of the reforms is on turning the pubcaster into a “smaller but fitter” organization, with every division …

LONDON, October 18: ITV’s financial results for this year will include a £18-million charge related to costs incurred from the call-in scandal that besieged the British commercial broadcaster this year. ITV revealed details of the charge following the publication of …