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NEW YORK, September 17: HBO will premiere the new five-part miniseries Five Days, a co-production with the BBC focusing on the mysterious disappearance of a young mother in a suburb outside of London, on Thursday, October 2 at 8 p.m. …

MADRID, September 17: The Spanish terrestrial network La Sexta has revealed its programming schedule for the 2007-2008 season, which focuses on news, entertainment, international scripted series and sports. La Sexta will continue its commitment to news coverage this season with …

LONDON, September 17: The Babelgum Online Film Festival is officially accepting submissions, open to all professionally produced short- and medium-format film content, including titles from film-school students. The online festival will celebrate and reward the best in international independent filmmaking, …

RIO DE JANEIRO, September 17: BBC Worldwide Americas has secured four new deals on the BBC’s natural-history series Planet Earth with broadcasters across Latin America. The latest Latin American broadcasters to bag the 11-part series are Tele Doce (Uruguay), Canal …

BURBANK, September 17: Spanish-language versions of songs from High School Musical 2 performed by popular recording artists from Mexico and Spain will air as part of Hispanic Heritage Month programming on Disney Channel, which began September 15. The High School …

TORONTO, September 17: Picture Box Distribution has sold its documentary series Guinea Pig in several new territories, including the U.S., Israel, China, Germany, Thailand, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and French Canada. Networks that have secured the documentary series include the SCI …

TORONTO, September 17: 9 Story Entertainment has signed a development deal with YTV for the new animated property Almost Naked Animals. The 52×11-minute comedy series, aimed at children aged 6 to 11, is based on the popular website of the …

BUENOS AIRES, September 17: Telefe International has announced that the teen-targeted series Teenangels is now airing successfully on Nick Español in Spain. Teenangels premiered on Nick Español on September 3, attracting more than 8,000 children. The series, airing in a …

REGINA, September 17: Minds Eye International has clinched a host of sales on several properties including Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story, Taste of Travel and the teen drama Risk, among others. The four-hour drama mini-series Prairie Giant: The Tommy …

LOS ANGELES, September 17: HBO came out on top at the Primetime Emmy Awards last night, walking away with a total of 21 awards, including best drama series for The Sopranos, followed closely by NBC, which picked up 19 awards, …