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LONDON, July 19: Carnival Films, a leading independent drama producer in the U.K., has been commissioned to produce Harley Street (working title), a contemporary drama series for ITV1. Harley Street, set in London’s famous medical district, brings together a range …

LONDON, July 19: In a five-year multiplatform deal, Entertainment Rights has licensed the new preschool CGI-animated series Finley The Fire Engine to the BBC for broadcast across linear television networks, online and digital radio, beginning July 23. Produced by RHI …

TORONTO, July 19: CBC International Sales has secured a range of broadcast deals for Requiem for a Princess, a documentary that is based on the book Lady Died by Francis Gillery and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the death of …

LONDON, July 19: Cineflix International has sold 75 hours of in-house and co-produced factual programming to broadcasters in Australia and New Zealand. Cineflix has sold all three seasons of the series Zero Hour to Australia’s Network Ten. This marks the …

LONDON, July 19: Virgin Media Television-owned channel LIVING has commissioned Ginger Productions to produce a new clip-based show with the working title Who Do You Want To Solve Your Murder? The new show will air over two nights on LIVING …

NEW YORK, July 19: The U.S.-based Asian American network ImaginAsian TV has added three new Japanese animated series from Geneon Entertainment to its Tuesday evening animation block: Paradise Kiss, Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales and Kamichu. The three new series, premiering …

MADRID, July 19: BabyTV, a television channel for infants and toddlers under 3, is now available via the cable company ONO in Spain, starting today. BabyTV’s educational programming is now available in both English and Spanish to all of ONO’s …

NEW YORK, July 18: MTV Networks (MTVN) has promoted Greg Clayman to executive VP of digital distribution and business development. Based in the company’s New York City headquarters, Clayman will continue to report to Mika Salmi, the president of global …

WINNIPEG, July 18: Peter D. Viner, the president and CEO of Canadian operations at CanWest MediaWorks, is retiring after more than three decades with the company. Viner joined CanWest in 1974 and has held a number of senior positions since …

LONDON, July 18: In the wake of the botched trailer for a documentary about the Queen and the fine for a call-in quiz on Blue Peter, the BBC has announced a series of measures to address breaches of editorial standards, …