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Incendo Begins Production on Mistaken

July 27, 2007

MONTREAL, July 27: Production has begun on Mistaken, a new TV movie from Canada’s Incendo Productions and the U.K.’s Power for TMN: The Movie Network, Movie Central and Super Ecran in Canada, and Lifetime in the U.S. Mistaken’s North American …

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Muse Entertainment To Produce New Jekyll and Hyde MOW

July 27, 2007

MONTREAL, July 27: Muse Entertainment has begun principal photography on a contemporary take on the classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which will be represented internationally by RHI Entertainment. Starring Dougray Scott of Desperate Housewives and Mission Impossible II, Tom …

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RHI Taps FitzPatrick to Lead Digital Efforts

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK, July 27: RHI Entertainment has appointed Paul FitzPatrick to the newly created position of executive VP, where he will oversee all of the company’s new-media initiatives. FitzPatrick will also serve as RHI’s principal liaison with the multichannel industry …

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BBC Worldwide America Bolsters News Team

July 27, 2007

NEW YORK, July 27: Michele Grant has been named executive VP of news and sport at BBC Worldwide America as the company looks to build the presence of BBC News in the U.S. market. In this newly created role, Grant …

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Sony Q1 Profit Doubles

July 26, 2007

TOKYO, July 26: At Sony Corporation, profit for the first quarter doubled to $540 million, on revenues of $16.1 billion, a 13.3 percent rise on Q1 2006, driven in part by strong sales of the company’s digital cameras, as well …

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Pew Report Reveals Proliferation of Online Video

July 26, 2007

WASHINGTON, July 26: According to the results of a survey from the Pew Internet & American Life Project, the use of online video continues to proliferate through social networking features, with 57 percent of online video viewers sharing links with …

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Disney Bans Smoking in Branded Films

July 26, 2007

BURBANK, July 26: The Walt Disney Company has announced that it will ban cigarette smoking in all of its branded family-friendly features, and will “discourage” the practice in all other movie titles from the studio, including those from Touchstone and …

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AB International Distribution Preps MIPCOM Slate

July 26, 2007

LA PLAINE SAINT DENIS, July 26: AB International Distribution has unveiled two highlights for its MIPCOM slate: the 8×52-minute thriller The Avignon Prophecy and the 12×52-minute detective series The Rookies. The Avignon Prophecy will air on France 2 beginning in …