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BURBANK, February 1: NBC will premiere a new competition series, titled My Dad Is Better Than Your Dad, beginning February 18 at 8 p.m., as well as the new comedy quiz show Amne$ia, which follows on February 22 at 9 …

OSLO, February 1: Metronome Spartacus has sold an additional 555 episodes of its drama series Hotel Caesar to Norwegian broadcaster TV2. With this new renewal, Hotel Caesar, now in its tenth year, will air on TV2 for three more years. …

NEW YORK, January 31: MGM Consumer Products has tapped New York-based Big Tent Entertainment as the exclusive licensing agent for Argentina and Chile, responsible for supporting its entire portfolio of properties, which includes classics such as Pink Panther and Rocky. …

NEW YORK, January 31: Hispanic news and information outlet ImpreMedia and V-me have entered into a collaboration to inform and engage Latino voters in the U.S. through combined election coverage and news teams, beginning on February 5—Super Tuesday—and continuing through …

ROME, January 31: The Fox Entertainment channels in Italy make heavy use of American series, featuring hits such as Grey’s Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, House, CSI and Criminal Minds. And while the writers’ strike will affect these channels’ schedules, their programmer …

SANTA MONICA, January 31: GSN has announced plans to premiere a new 40-episode game show, titled Bingo America, beginning March 31 at 7 p.m. Developed and executive produced by Andrew Glassman, the show will be fast-paced, blending the classic elements …

TOKYO, January 31: Sony Corporation published its third-quarter results today, delivering a 25-percent increase in profit to 200.2 billion yen ($1.9 billion) on revenues that were 9.6 percent higher, reaching 2.85 trillion yen ($26.9 billion). Electronics segment sales increased 10.2 …

LONDON, January 31: Virgin Media Television-owned entertainment channel LIVING will broadcast a fourth season of Britain’s Next Top Model, the British version of the hit American reality competition series distributed by CBS Paramount International Television. Airing on LIVING this spring, …

PARIS, January 31: Vivendi’s revenues rose 8 percent to 21.7 billion euros for 2007, delivering an adjusted net income of 2.8 billion euros, while fourth quarter revenues were up 8.5 percent to 6 billion euros. At Canal+ Group, revenues were …

LONDON/PARIS, January 31: French terrestrial network France 3 has acquired the hit live-action tween comedy series Genie in the House, which was produced by Moi j’aime la television and Helion Pictures for Nickelodeon UK and France’s Canal J. France 3 …