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NBCU Taps Bromstad to Oversee International Production Efforts

July 23, 2007

LONDON, July 23: Angela Bromstad, formerly with NBC Universal Television Studios, has been named president of international television production at NBC Universal International, based in London, effective September 1. Reporting to Peter Smith, the president of NBC Universal International, Bromstad …

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FOX Renews Reality Shows

July 23, 2007

LOS ANGELES, July 23: FOX has renewed its successful reality shows So You Think You Can Dance and Hell’s Kitchen and has ordered 13 additional episodes of the new summer series Don’t Forget the Lyrics. So You Think You Can …

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Report Says Spending on Children’s Programming Remains Flat

July 23, 2007

LONDON, July 23: A new report from research firm Screen Digest shows that while the number of children’s television channels has proliferated throughout the world, broadcaster spending on children’s programming has remained virtually unchanged over the last five years, decreasing …

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Emap, Channel 4 in Joint Venture Agreement

July 23, 2007

LONDON, July 23: Channel 4 is working with Emap to create a leading music TV provider, with the British broadcaster acquiring 50 percent of Emap’s music TV business, Box Television, for £28 million. The joint venture will operate and expand …

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StarHub Launches Football Channel

July 23, 2007

SINGAPORE, July 23: StarHub has partnered with Hong Kong’s Goal TV and Ten Sports in Dubai for the launch of Football Channel, a new sports channel dedicated to 24-hour Barclays Premier League programming. The new channel will be available to …

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GONG Surpasses 20-Million Distribution Mark

July 23, 2007

LONDON/PARIS, July 23: Nearly six months since its launch, the on-demand Japanese animation channel GONG is now available to 20 million individuals via the Internet or mobile in 36 countries across Europe and North America. On the peer-to-peer-based Internet TV …

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Pierce Brosnan to Narrate Thomas & Friends

July 20, 2007

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 20: HIT Entertainment has announced the signing of Pierce Brosnan as the new voice of the narrator for Thomas & Friends. “To say we are thrilled that Pierce Brosnan is the new narrator of Thomas & Friends …

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Granada In Latin American Deal on Tween Drama

July 20, 2007

LONDON, July 20: Granada International has sold the live-action tween drama Darcy’s Wildlife to Turner Broadcasting System’s (TBS) Boomerang channel in Latin America. The first and second seasons of the series have already begun to air in the region on …