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LOS ANGELES, November 1: As part of its new lineup of short-form programming designed for the “YouTube generation”, Playboy TV has announced that it will premiere a new comedy series titled Canoga Park. The series will premiere on November 9 …

LONDON, November 1: Virgin Media Television’s light-entertainment channel Challenge has inked a deal with Zeal Entertainment, on behalf of the Miss World Organization, for the exclusive U.K. broadcast rights to the live Miss World 2007 competition final in December. This …

TORONTO, November 1: Nickelodeon International has acquired CCI Entertainment’s children’s animated series Frankenstein’s Cat for broadcast on its feeds in Spain, Benelux, Southeast Asia, Australia, Latin America and Israel. Other broadcasters of the series include CBBC, ABC Australia, France 3 …

LONDON, November 1: British independent production outfit Warner Sisters Productions and Granada International have inked a development deal for two television movies based on author Martina Cole’s most recent novels: The Graft and The Take. Granada International will take on …

SANTA MONICA, November 1: American Cinema International (ACI) has concluded a raft of new deals at the AFM and has also announced that production is set to begin on Well, its fourth film with Zeitsprung Entertainment. SPI International has picked …

LOS ANGELES, November 1: Adness Entertainment has bagged a number of new Latin-American merchandising deals on the 3-D character-based kids’ franchise Crack & Bonky following Expo Licensing Latin America. Last month, Adness announced the acquisition of the North American and …

LOS ANGELES, November 1: The contract between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expired last night with the two groups still unable to come to an agreement over the issue of residual …

LONDON, November 1: BBC Worldwide has named Neil Chugani as its CFO, succeeding David King, who has been appointed the managing director of acquisitions. Chugani will take up his new post in December. He will lead the financial team at …

HAMILTON, November 1: Third-quarter net revenues were up 55 percent to $174.8 million at Central European Media Enterprises (CME), which posted an operating income of $35 million and an EBITDA of $64.2 million, a 147-percent gain. In the quarter, TV …

NEW YORK, November 1: A&E has suspended production on its hit reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter, after the tabloid National Enquirer released a recording of the show’s star using a racial slur during a conversation with his son. In …