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NEW YORK, January 15: Toshiba has cut the prices of its HD DVD players in a bid to step up its fight against Sony’s Blu-ray format. Following Warner Bros.’ decision last week to exclusively back Blu-ray, industry spectators have been …

TEMECULA, January 15: Outdoor Channel, a U.S.-based network for outdoor enthusiasts, has appointed Michael Dorsey to the position of producer and director of programming and production. In his new position, Dorsey will head a team in scheduling new programming and …

LOS ANGELES, January 15: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has scored another deal with an independent studio, inking an interim agreement with the film, television and digital-media outfit Media Rights Capital (MRC). “This is an exciting agreement that will …

LOS ANGELES, January 15: The principal cast members of Disney Channel’s High School Musical and High School Musical 2 have signed on for Walt Disney Pictures’ upcoming theatrical feature High School Musical 3: Senior Year, with production slated to begin …

STOCKHOLM, January 15: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting has launched its high-definition television offering on its Nordic satellite pay-TV platform, featuring, among others, two Viasat-branded channels, TV1000 HD and Viasat Sport HD. The initial lineup of Viasat’s HDTV channels consists …

TORONTO, January 15: Cosmopolitan Television expands its reach into Canada next month in an alliance between Hearst Corporation and Corus Entertainment. The channel, based on the bestselling women’s magazine, is slated to launch in Canada on February 14, joining existing …

BURBANK, January 15: NBC has ordered a pilot for its own version of the hit British motoring show Top Gear from BBC Worldwide America. Announcing the order, Ben Silverman, the co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, said: “Top …

TORONTO, January 15: Walter Cronkie and The War’s Ken Burns and Lynn Novick are set to receive awards at the History Makers Summit 2008 in New York City on January 18. Burns and Novick are receiving the Best Program Award …

NEW YORK, January 15: Following on the success of Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County, the network has unveiled plans to roll out a spin-off series, titled The Real Housewives of New York City, beginning March 4 at 11 …

TORONTO, January 15: Hot Docs’ board of directors has selected filmmaker Richard Leacock as the recipient of this year’s Outstanding Achievement Award, which will be presented at the Hot Docs Awards Presentation on Friday, April 25, at the Isabel Bader …