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RIO DE JANEIRO, May 9: Globo TV International has closed a broadcast deal for its mini-series Amazonia with Rogers in Canada. The mini-series premiered in Canada and is also airing in Romania and Nicaragua, both in prime time. Amazonia has …

PARIS, May 9: Taffy Entertainment has closed a slew of broadcast deals for several of its animated properties, including The Fantastic Four and Code Lyoko. The 26×22-minute series Cosmic Quantum Ray has been picked up by Disney Channel Latin America …

NEW YORK, May 9: CBS says that it is back in the number one ratings spot since the return of original scripted fare following the 100-day-long writers’ strike, averaging 10.24 million viewers. Citing Nielsen data for the period March 31 …

SYDNEY, May 9: Allarco Canada has acquired the police drama series City Homicide, distributed by Southern Star International, for broadcast on the Super Channel. Produced by Seven Network Australia, the 36×1-hour City Homicide is set in the homicide squad of …

LONDON, May 9: Virgin Media has reportedly had discussions with BSkyB over resuming its carriage of the satellite platform’s basic channels, including Sky One, British press reports indicate. The Sky basic channels were pulled from the cable platform early last …

BURBANK, May 9: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has named Jim Brehm to the post of senior VP of sales for Canada, Latin America and Asia. In his new position at WBITD, based in Burbank, California, Brehm will be …

BURBANK, May 9: The Walt Disney Company has inked a new contract with Stephen McPherson, the president of entertainment at ABC, whose tenure thus far has witnessed a dramatic turnaround for the network. McPherson took on his current role in …

LONDON, May 9: HIT Entertainment is expanding its home-entertainment business, announcing new promotions within the division. Helmed by Gavin Metcalfe and supported by Luciana Bianchi, the EMEA team will now be responsible for Asia/Japan, helping to drive continued growth in …

LOS ANGELES, May 9: Warner Bros. is closing down its Picturehouse and Warner Independent Pictures studios, its president and COO, Alan Horn, announced yesterday. "With New Line now a key part of Warner Bros., we're able to handle films across …

HOLLYWOOD, May 9: David Chase, the Emmy Award-winning creator of the HBO hit The Sopranos, has inked a deal with Paramount Pictures to write, direct and produce his first feature film. Chase has a long-standing relationship with Brad Grey, the …