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ATLANTA, August 7: This month, CNN will premiere CNN Presents: God’s Warriors, a six-hour documentary series on the global impact of religious fundamentalism, reported by chief international correspondent Christiane Amanpour. The series will air across CNN’s U.S. and international networks …

NEW YORK, August 7: Nickelodeon's TV movie Drake & Josh: Really Big Shrimp, which debuted in prime time on August 3, ranked as the highest-rated TV movie among tweens and total viewers in the network’s history, drawing more than 5.8 …

NEW YORK, August 7: The fourth annual BBC Showcase Latin America is set for the JW Marriot Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, September 16–18, with more than 200 executives from Latin American and U.S. Hispanic broadcasters slated to attend. “Growing …

LONDON, August 7: Fireworks International has secured the exclusive international rights outside of the U.S. to distribute more than 20 hours of comedic animated shorts from the digital entertainment company Mondo Media. Fireworks International has acquired the multiplatform international rights …

LOS ANGELES, August 7: Taffy Entertainment has completed licensing deals for new product based on the 2-D and 3-D CGI-animated series Code Lyoko, including a music CD, video games and T-shirts. EMI/Caroline Records recently released the CD Code Lyoko—Featuring The …

MIAMI, August 7: Dolphin Entertainment has sold the live-action Nickelodeon tween series Zoey 101, targeted at girls aged 8-12, to Televisa in Mexico, Ecuavisa in Ecuador and Antena 3 in Spain. The series has already been licensed into more than …

NEW YORK, August 7: TBS is launching two new original projects on its website’s broadband video player based on the series The Bill Engvall Show and My Boys. Ask Bill, tied to The Bill Engvall Show, will feature a collection …

LONDON, August 7: Virgin Media said today it has extended its strategic review, giving potential buyers of the cable platform more time to submit a bid. The quad-play operator announced last month that it had received a buyout offer. That …

LONDON, August 7: 3DD Productions has licensed its high-definition music series London Live to Virtual Life, a channel from the online virtual world Second Life. London Live will be the first music show to appear on Virtual Life. Available to …

HILVERSUM, August 7: After making a public offering last month, Edam Acquisition, the Mediaset-led consortium that acquired Telefónica’s 75-percent stake in Endemol, now owns 99.54 percent of the format giant. Edam consists of Mediaset, John De Mol’s Cyrte Investments and …