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LONDON, October 19: Independent British drama producer Carnival Films has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce Midnight Man, a 3×1-hour conspiracy thriller mini-series starring James Nesbitt. Written by David Kane (Sea of Souls), Midnight Man tells a story of a …

TORONTO, October 19: marblemedia and Blueprint Entertainment have partnered to produce 13 half-hour episodes of the animated series The Dating Guy, scheduled to air in late 2008 as part of The Detour on TELETOON, the Canadian animation station’s teen/adult programming …

LOS ANGELES, October 19: Kabillion, the multiplatform kids’ program service, has launched a new user avatar system, as well as a variety of Halloween-themed programming. The new avatar system will enable users to personalize their Kabillion experience by creating their …

TORONTO, October 19: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) has made a number of international sales on its animated titles and environmental documentaries, and has reached a new distribution deal with France’s Institut national de l'audiovisuel (INA). On the …

LOS ANGELES, October 19: BabyFirstTV, a 24/7 commercial-free television channel for babies and toddlers, will roll out a line of DVDs based on original programming from the channel, beginning November 1. The initial phase of the BabyFirstTV DVD collection will …

LONDON, October 18: 2waytraffic International has teamed up with the games and betting company Ladbrokes for the exclusive launch of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? branded online bingo. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Bingo will be featured as …

SINGAPORE, October 18: Singapore’s Theatre Red has announced that production, investment and broadcast partners from Singapore, Canada and Australia have come on board for its new kids’ sci-fi live-action series Stormworld. Along with Theatre Red, Vancouver-based Brightlight Pictures will co-produce …

SAN FRANCISCO, October 18: Michael Hoff Productions (MHP) has announced that it will produce Chain Gang Girls for WE tv and Climate Quiz with Bill Nye for The Weather Channel, for broadcast in the first quarter of 2008 and the …

TORONTO, October 18: Oxtapixx Worldwide has named Lazarus Consulting as its new sales representative in the U.K. and Ireland. Steve Lazarus will assume a new role on behalf of Octapixx. On this, J. Gary Gladman, Octapixx’s president commented: “We are …

LONDON, October 18: The BBC Trust has approved Director-General Mark Thompson’s six-year reform plan for the organization, including 1,800 job cuts. The emphasis of the reforms is on turning the pubcaster into a “smaller but fitter” organization, with every division …