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LONDON, May 23: The British independent production company Thumbs Up Productions has been commissioned by ITV1 to produce the 5×1-hour factual entertainment series Wright Across America, which sees football legend Ian Wright travel coast to coast across the U.S. on …

TORONTO, May 23: Achilles Media has appointed Bill Nemtin as the new executive producer of the World Congress of History Producers (WCHP) event, taking over the role recently vacated by Craig Thompson. Organized by Achilles Media, the WCHP is an …

TORONTO, May 23: Cookie Jar Entertainment has appointed Ed Adams to the newly created position of VP of business affairs and sales, reporting to Toper Taylor, the president and COO. In his new position, based in Los Angeles, Adams will …

BOULOGNE, May 23: Market-leading French broadcaster TF1 has announced first-quarter revenues of 88.5 million euros, an 18.8 percent gain on the year-ago period. Revenues were up by 7.3 percent to 702.3 million euros, with ad revenues up 6.1 percent to …

NEW YORK, May 23: CBS Corporation’s CBS Interactive division has acquired Wallstrip, an online property that produces and syndicates a daily online show focused on financial news. The Wallstrip team will work with CBS Interactive to build original web and …

NEW YORK/LONDON/TOKYO, May 22: Liberty Global has announced a series of transactions with its Japanese partner, Sumitomo Corporation, that will see the cable MSO Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM) merging with the thematic channel operator Jupiter TV. Liberty Global and Sumitomo each …

PARIS, May 22: Reed MIDEM has named Leslie Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation, as the MIPCOM 2007 Personality of the Year. "It is a privilege to be honored at this year's MIPCOM, the global hub for the …

MUMBAI/NEW YORK, May 22: Viacom has formed a 50-50 joint venture with India’s TV18 Group that will include the launch of a new Hindi-language general entertainment cable and satellite channel in the lucrative market within the next year. TV18’s other …

UNTERFÖHRING, May 22: EM.TV is repositioning itself to focus more on its sports business and is currently looking for a buyer for its children’s and youth content divisions, EM.Entertainment and Junior.TV. No timetable has been given for the planned sale, …

LOS ANGELES, May 22: At the L.A. Screenings, Disney-ABC International Television announced a new video-on-demand deal with TF1, and the renewal of its multi-genre deal with MediaCorp in Singapore. The deal with TF1 Vidéo’s VOD service, TF1 Vision, allows users …