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LOS ANGELES, October 1: Spike TV has unveiled a new slate of non-scripted original pilots from producers in the U.S. and the U.K., covering a broad spectrum of themes including action, comedy and factual entertainment. The original non-scripted pilot slate …

NEW YORK, October 1: CCI Entertainment has sold its successful youth reality series Ghost Trackers to HBO Family in the U.S., for debut in January 2008, with a sneak preview rolling out this month. Ghost Trackers features real kids in …

LOS ANGELES/LONDON, October 1: Fireworks International has reached a deal to distribute worldwide more than 300 hours from Harmony Gold’s television library. The agreement comes on the heels of Warner Bros. Pictures’ recent acquisition of the feature film rights to …

LONDON, October 1: According to ZenithOptimedia, television’s share of the global ad market will rise to a record 38.2 percent in 2008, thanks to the Olympic Games in Beijing. Ad revenues in total next year will rise to $477.9 billion, …

LONDON, October 1: Distraction has inked a distribution deal with Talent Television for its new entertainment format Number One Fan, which will launch internationally at MIPCOM. Distraction will handle the television distribution rights for all international territories excluding the U.K., …

LONDON, October 1: Sky has unveiled plans for Picnic, which will offer British consumers a bundled service consisting of broadband access, telephony and digital terrestrial television. The television offering will provide Sky Sports 1, Sky Movies and Sky One. The …

PARIS, October 1: Mediatoon will roll out two new animated series at MIPCOM, Inami and Bird’s Band, both addressing environmental and ecological issues in an entertaining way. The 2-D animated series Inami, co-produced by Ellipsanime and Seahorse Productions, focuses on …

STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS, October 1: Zodiak Television has reached a deal to acquire 100 percent of the shares in the Belgian and Dutch production firm Kanakna. The move aims to bolster Zodiak’s presence in Benelux and other markets in continental Europe. “This …

LONDON, October 1: Granada International has appointed Tobias de Graaff as senior VP of sales for Europe, based in the company’s London offices. De Graaff will report to Tim Mutimer, the director of sales, and will manage the company’s international …

NEW YORK, September 28: SCI FI Channel has greenlit production on a third season of 13 hours of its original dramedy Eureka, and has also renewed its investigative reality series Destination Truth for a second season of six episodes. Production …