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LONDON, February 19: Following the slew of scandals involving British broadcasters and call-in quizzes last year, media regulator Ofcom has unveiled a new set of measures to protect consumers taking part in participation TV shows. Separately, PhonepayPlus, the agency that …

LOS ANGELES, February 19: Germany’s KI.KA and European Film Partners (EFP) of the Netherlands have come aboard as co-production partners for the new animated fantasy-discovery series Chloe’s Closet from Mike Young Productions (MYP). Additionally, EFP will serve as the distribution …

LONDON, February 19: BSkyB is expected to this week appeal last month’s ruling by the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulator Reform that it must lower its interest in ITV from 17.9 percent to under 7.5 percent. John …

NEW YORK, February 19: Classic Media and Bullwinkle Studios have announced a new line of apparel and accessories coming to Steve & Barry’s stores in the U.S. for three series: Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town, Underdog and Rocky & …

LOS ANGELES, February 15: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has expanded MGM HD’s footprint in the U.S. through a number of new carriage agreements with local cable and satellite operators, led by a new deal with RCN. RCN was the first to launch …

RESTON, February 15: A study from digital research firm comScore found enormous differences between viewing duration among online-video viewers, with heavy viewers watching an average of 841 minutes a month, which is 11 times as much as moderate viewers and …

WASHINGTON/BURBANK, February 15: Warner Bros. Entertainment announced a public-private partnership with the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and collaborate on prevention efforts. The first product of the partnership is a movie trailer based …

LONDON, February 15: Virgin Media Television’s entertainment channel Virgin1 has acquired the documentary series Death Defying Rescues from Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG Media company. The 20×30-minute series will kick off at the end of February in Virgin1’s prime-time schedule …

NEW YORK, February 15: The Shaw Rocket Prize has named its three finalists for this year’s C$50,000 prize: Johnny Test, Life with Derek and Roll Play, with the winner to be announced April 30 in Toronto. The Shaw Rocket Prize …

TORONTO, February 15: Following its launch in the U.S. and Norway, CCI Entertainment’s Ghost Trackers has been picked up by Nick Germany. Ghost Trackers features real kids in haunted locations as they investigate and compete to become the ultimate Ghost …