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PorchLight Names New VP of Acquisitions for Kids’ Programming

September 25, 2007

LOS ANGELES, September 25: PorchLight Entertainment has named Brenda Bisner its VP of acquisitions for children’s programming. In her new role, Bisner will be responsible for the acquisition of children’s animated and live-action programming worldwide for the company’s international distribution …

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Promotions at NGCI

September 25, 2007

WASHINGTON, D.C., September 25: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has announced three senior-level promotions, with Germaine Deagan Sweet now VP of content syndication, Carlyn Staudt becoming VP of acquisitions and Tim Joyce named VP of operations. Sweet manages global sales …

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EchoStar Acquires Sling Media

September 25, 2007

ENGLEWOOD/FOSTER CITY, September 25: EchoStar Communications Corporation has reached a deal to acquire Sling Media, the company behind the Slingbox, for $380 million. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. It includes a mix …

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Granada Takes on Four Titles from Original Productions

September 25, 2007

LONDON, September 25: Granada International has acquired worldwide distribution rights to four new factual programs from Original Productions: Twister Sisters, Backyard Nation, Our Lives: Dog Brothers and Our Lives: Disappeared. The 6×1-hour Twister Sisters follows partners in the Twister Sisters …

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BBC Wins International Emmys for News

September 25, 2007

NEW YORK, September 25: At the 28th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards last night, the BBC won both International Emmy categories for News and Current Affairs. Baghdad: A Doctor's Story—produced by Guardian Films for BBC Two—which is a series …

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BBC Worldwide Bolsters MIPCOM Catalogue

September 25, 2007

LONDON, September 25: BBC Worldwide has added two new dramas, The Whistleblowers and Mistresses, to its lineup for MIPCOM, which currently includes literary adaptations, comedies and children’s properties, among others. The ethical thriller The Whistleblowers examines the corruption within business …

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Televisa Chief to Deliver MIPCOM Keynote

September 25, 2007

CANNES, September 25: The Palais des Festival’s Grand Auditorium is being opened up for MIPCOM’s slate of high-level keynote speakers this year, including Emilio Azcárraga, the president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, on Tuesday, October 9 at 10 a.m. Azcárraga …

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Beyond to Bring Record-Breaking Number of Hours to MIPCOM

September 25, 2007

SYDNEY, September 25: Beyond Distribution’s catalogue for MIPCOM covers a diverse mix of factual entertainment, documentaries and children’s programming, totaling 190 hours of new programming. In terms of factual entertainment fare, Beyond is offering up Prototype This!, a 13×1-hour series …

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Freston Joins DreamWorks Animation Board

September 25, 2007

GLENDALE, September 25: Former Viacom chief Tom Freston has been elected to the Board of Directors at DreamWorks Animation. Freston was ousted from his role as president and CEO of Viacom last year after several years of building MTV Networks …

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DECODE Acquires New Animated Series from Out of the Blue

September 25, 2007

TORONTO/LONDON, September 25: DECODE Entertainment has acquired the worldwide distribution rights, excluding the U.S., to the animated preschool property Super Why from Out of the Blue Enterprises, for launch at MIPCOM. The 65×22-minute series is already airing on PBS in …