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NEUILLY SUR SEINE, May 2: French broadcaster M6 has posted first quarter revenues of 338.6 million euros, a 9.7-percent increase on the same period a year ago. M6 posted advertising revenues of 165.9 million euros, up 8.7 percent, while revenues …

ATLANTA, May 2: Former CINAR chief Stuart Snyder has been elevated from his current GameTap position to lead Turner Broadcasting System’s cable networks, digital properties and entertainment businesses for kids and young adults—including Cartoon Network and Adult Swim—in the wake …

LONDON, May 2: BBC Global Channels has launched two new 12-hour networks in India—BBC Entertainment and the preschool targeted CBeebies—with initial rollout on Tata-Sky’s DTH platform. BBC Entertainment will be broadcast starting from 6 p.m., and the dual-language CBeebies channel—which …

HONG KONG, May 2: STAR is looking to ramp up its activities in the Chinese drama market, aligning with Qin Jia Yuan Media Services Company (QJY) for a Mandarin-language series based on the science-fiction book series Wesley. QJY and STAR …

BELFAST/NEW YORK, May 2: Sesame Workshop is on the hunt for a production company in Northern Ireland to develop a local edition of Sesame Street that is slated to air on BBC Northern Ireland by the end of this year. …

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) is co-producing Micro Safari: Journey to the Bugs with Nigel Marven with Granada Wild, with plans to launch the ITV commission in May. Micro Safari follows intrepid adventurer Nigel Marven and …

BURBANK, May 2: High School Musical 2, the sequel to the Emmy Award-winning hit Disney Channel original movie, will premiere in the U.S. on Friday, August 17, in prime time and will roll out globally on Disney Channels throughout the …

LONDON, May 2: Parthenon Entertainment has concluded a raft of factual deals at MIPDOC and MIPTV with broadcasters throughout Europe, Asia and the U.S., securing particularly strong demand for its wildlife programming. In terms of deals for its wildlife programs—the …

NEW YORK, May 2: French-Canadian broadcaster TQS has acquired a raft of mini-series and TV movies from RHI Entertainment as part of a three-year deal with the company. The agreement covers new mini-series such as Marco Polo and Final Approach …

LONDON, May 2: The U.K.-based entertainment rights company Entara has reached a co-production deal with March Entertainment for the new animated adventure series Dex Hamilton: Alien Entomologist. Entara is currently seeking worldwide broadcast partners for the series, which will consist …