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LOS ANGELES, November 15: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios (MGM) has tapped Paul Verhoeven to direct the thriller The Thomas Crown Affair 2, which will be produced with Pierce Brosnan’s Irish DreamTime Productions. Verhoeven has directed films like Basic Instinct, RoboCop, Starship Troopers …

LONDON, November 15: Five has commissioned Lion Television to produce a 15-part travel series titled The Rough Guide To…, based on the travel books of the same name. The show will be presented by Julia Bradbury from BBC One’s Watchdog …

MUNICH, November 15: SevenOne International will distribute ProSieben’s new antiwar-themed movie The Bridge, starring Franka Potente. The Bridge has just finished filming in Latvia under the direction of Wolfgang Panzer. The movie is a modern remake of Gregor Dorfmeister’s autobiographical …

SYDNEY, November 15: Southern Star International has secured broadcast deals in Italy for the British crime franchise Wire In The Blood and the mystery series Two Twisted with AXN and La 7, respectively. AXN Italy has sold all 21 TV …

TORONTO, November 15: Breakthrough Films & Television, Buffalo Gal Pictures and Citytv have begun production in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on 13 half-hour episodes of a new comedy series titled Less Than Kind. The series, set to debut in fall of 2008, …

LOS ANGELES, November 15: In the run up to the Asia Television Forum (ATF), Rive Gauche Television has closed several key broadcast sales in Asia for its reality and documentary programs. AXN Asia picked up the pan-satellite rights to season …

STOCKHOLM, November 14: Following the recent acquisitions of production companies Kanakna and Bullseye TV, Zodiak Television has announced organizational changes in all four of its regions—Continental Europe, West, East and Nordic. The acquisition of the Benelux production company Kanakna secured …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: As part of its efforts to expand into scripted television programming and films, Endemol USA has acquired Original Media, a New York-based independent production company. With the acquisition of Original Media, Endemol is looking to further …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: IMAX Corporation has reached a deal with DreamWorks Animation to release the studio’s first three 3-D motion pictures worldwide in IMAX 3-D. The IMAX 3-D releases will include Monsters vs. Aliens in March 2009, How to …

LOS ANGELES, November 14: NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker has been tapped to deliver the keynote address at the 2008 NATPE Conference & Exhibition, which will be held January 28-31 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. Touting the …