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NEW YORK, December 18: VH1 has unveiled a number of new and returning series for its 2008 slate, including the planned broadcast of the 13th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, the premiere of its new series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew …

NEW YORK, December 18: The International Fight League (IFL) and Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) have secured a deal for HBO Latin America to broadcast IFL content throughout Latin America, Brazil and the Caribbean, beginning in 2008. This deal with HBO …

TORONTO, December 18: Portfolio Entertainment has secured a number of international sales deals, including one with Red Media Group in Russia for four lifestyle programs. The Russian-based Red Media Group has acquired the exclusive pay-cable and satellite television rights for …

LONDON, December 18: With its acquisition of Sparrowhawk Media complete, NBC Universal has announced a new organization for its Global Networks division in order to support growth for its various brands, including 13th Street and Sci Fi and now the …

LOS ANGELES, December 17: The Writers Guild of America is looking to negotiate individually with each of the studios, instead of with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP); the studios, meanwhile, have issued a statement of unity, …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, December 17: Jetix Europe has promoted Nicole Morse to the newly created role of marketing director of Jetix UK, Nordic and Europe. In her new role, Morse is responsible for developing and implementing Jetix Europe’s pan-European marketing strategy for …

LONDON, December 17: FremantleMedia and its parent company, the RTL Group, today unveiled plans to launch a multi-million-euros film studio in Germany, via its local subsidiary UFA. In a statement, the company called the move “one of the most significant …

LONDON, December 17: The U.K.’s Competition Commission has submitted its final report on BSkyB’s 17.9 percent ITV stake to the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, John Hutton, who has 30 days to issue his ruling. The …

STOCKHOLM, December 17: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) CDON e-commerce subsidiary has reached deals to acquire 100 percent of the Finnish online book retailer Helsingin Dataclub Oy and 90.1 percent of the Swedish online children’s clothes retailer Linus & Lotta Postorder …

LOS ANGELES, December 17: The American Film Institute (AFI) has unveiled the official selections for the eighth annual AFI Awards, which honor the best of this year’s film and television. For its top 10 TV programs of 2007, AFI’s official …