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NEW YORK, June 25: The PBS science series NOVA has picked up Engel Entertainment’s feature-length documentary A Walk to Beautiful, for a U.S. premiere in 2008. This marks Engel Entertainment’s first broadcast deal for A Walk to Beautiful, which premiered …

BURBANK, June 25: The Walt Disney Company is shifting away from direct-to-DVD animated sequels like The Lion King 1½, announcing a shakeup at its DisneyToon Studios (DTS). The division produces sequels like The Lion King 1½ and Lilo & Stitch …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Program Partners has cleared the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation in more than 85 percent of the U.S. market for a fall syndication launch in September. The series has recently been added to 33 …

TORONTO, June 25: CTVglobemedia Inc. (CTVgm) has completed its acquisition of CHUM Limited after having satisfied all of the conditions for approval set out by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). All of the assets of CHUM Limited have …

TORONTO, June 25: Sara Morton has been named as the new CEO of The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television (ACCT), following the resignation of Maria Topolovich, who held the position for more than 25 years. Morton will take up …

LOS ANGELES, June 25: Paris Hilton will give her first post-jail interview on Larry King Live on CNN this week. The news of the CNN appearance follows reports that both ABC and NBC had been in talks with Hilton and …

NEW YORK, June 25: ABC News will cut some 35 jobs over the next two years as part of a restructure to move more resources into digital media, according to wire reports. The AP reports that the network's news president, …

BETHPAGE, June 22: Cablevision Systems Corp. has announced that by the end of this year, it will have the capability to carry more than 500 channels of HD programming on its advanced fiber-optic network, led by the addition of 15 …

ATLANTA, June 22: TBS has acquired the rights to NBC’s highest-rated sitcoms, My Name is Earl and The Office. The deal with Twentieth Television brings My Name is Earl to the cable network in September 2009. Also included in the …

NEW YORK, June 22: To celebrate the U.S. and international success of Heroes and to promote the launch of season one on DVD and HD DVD, NBC Universal is sending the show’s cast on a world tour at the end …