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LISBON, September 19: Portugal’s beActive, a producer of cross-media entertainment formats, will unveil the new teen game show format Young CSI, set in the world of forensic crime-scene investigation, at MIPCOM. Young CSI combines games, Internet and mobile phones, high-tech …

LONDON, September 19: Cake Distribution has secured sales for its 26×30-minute animated comedy-adventure series King Arthur’s Disasters to BBC Kids in Canada and Nickelodeon in Australia. King Arthur’s Disasters follows the animated adventures of King Arthur on his quests to …

NEW YORK, September 19: News Corporation’s chairman and CEO, Rupert Murdoch, has said that Fox Business Network, which is scheduled to launch next month, will focus on consumer news more than rival CNBC. Murdoch unveiled some plans for Fox Business …

NEW YORK, September 19: Classic Media, an Entertainment Rights subsidiary, has appointed Lara Dalch, previously with Cartoon Network, as the senior director of brand development and promotions for its operations in North America. Based at the company’s North American headquarters …

LONDON, September 19: Channel 4 will be the first analog network in the U.K. to launch a high-definition channel, with plans to roll out an HD simulcast of its flagship service starting in December on Sky’s digital satellite service, while …

LOS ANGELES, September 19: Tom Hanks’ production company Playtone and HBO will team up to produce a 10-part mini-series based on Vincent Bugliosi's bestseller Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Bugliosi's book refutes many of the conspiracy …

SYDNEY: Private-equity firm Navis Media plans to acquire Beyond International in a deal that values the Australian production-and-distribution company at A$74.6 million ($62.5 million). The proposed takeover will be submitted to Beyond’s shareholders for approval in November. The company’s chief …

LONDON/NEW YORK/WARSAW, September 18: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) will launch its first pan-European high-definition channel in 2008, featuring English-language music content and a daily morning kids’ programming block that will air shows from Nickelodeon. The HD channel will be operated …

SINGAPORE/BEIJING, September 18: Discovery Networks Asia, with the cooperation of Visa, the main Olympic sponsor, today premiered six short films shot in Olympic cities at the Wanda Cinema in Beijing, showcasing China’s top filmmaking talent. The short films are the …

LONDON/SEOUL, September 18: The History Channel has signed agreements with Gretech and Hanaro Telecom for the roll out of two new video-on-demand services in Korea. Both agreements were reached in association with JoongAng Broadcasting Corp. (JBC), which programs and operates …