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HOLLYWOOD, April 9: International Broadcast Communications (IBC) will offer Popular Art Entertainment’s Going Wild with Jeff Corwin and Animal Legends for distribution at MIPTV, two series that have previously aired on Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel. IBC will make …

LONDON, April 9: Galleon Entertainment is looking to secure online, mobile and TV broadcast deals for Apollo's Pad, its 52×5-minute multiplatform animated series for 16- to 34-year-olds, at MIPTV. Currently in production, Apollo's Pad is scheduled for launch online, on …

LONDON, April 6: Virgin Media is considering its options in its battle with BSkyB over carriage of the Sky basic channels after receiving a response from the satellite operator earlier this week. Virgin Media had threatened legal action against Sky …

NEW YORK, April 6: Starting in the third quarter of this year, Discovery Communications will launch a new ad-supported initiative, “Discovery iPremieres,” which will premiere two free full-length episodes online each week from various new and returning top-performing series across …

BUCHAREST, April 6: INTACT Media Group will launch a new TV network, Antena2, in Romania on Monday, April 9, featuring talk shows and original productions based on international formats, among other content. The new network will join INTACT Media Group’s …

PALO ALTO, April 6: Azureus, a peer-to-peer application provider, has unveiled Vuze, a new broadband entertainment platform featuring content from around the world, including the U.S. premiere of the BBC television series Sorted, which will be offered in HD. In …

TORONTO, April 6: According to Peace Arch Entertainment Group, its new series The Tudors generated record audiences for Showtime in the U.S. earlier this week, drawing 869,000 viewers on its debut outing, and 404,000 for its 11 p.m. encore airing, …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS, April 6: DISCOP has announced the creation of DISCOPRO, a new day-long conference and networking event dedicated to co-production opportunities in the Central and Eastern European region that will take place on June 19, the eve of this …

NEW YORK, April 6: The new U.S. Hispanic-targeted network V-me will broadcast the first season of 42×30-minute episodes of National Geographic’s weekly public television series Wild Chronicles in Spanish this spring, and will premiere two religious art documentaries as part …

LOS ANGELES, April 6: PorchLight Entertainment heads to MIPTV this month with its new 26×12-minute 3-D animated children’s series FARMkids, created by children’s educational expert Scott Strachan. PorchLight holds the exclusive worldwide distribution rights for the series, excluding Asia, Australia …