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NEW YORK/SAN MATEO, April 13: Beginning this September, the Nielsen Company and Integrated Media Measurement Inc. (IMMI), the developer of an integrated media measurement system, will launch a co-branded service that will provide the industry’s first ongoing audience estimates of …

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13: Smithsonian Networks, the joint venture of Showtime Networks and the Smithsonian Institution, has lined up alliances with non-fiction producers around the world, bringing more than 100 hours of HD programs to its soon-to-be launched factual content …

LONDON, April 13: Babelgum, a new global Internet TV platform, will be featuring a previously unseen documentary from acclaimed director Spike Lee at MIPTV next week, with Lee himself on hand to showcase the content, which was originally commissioned to …

LONDON, April 13: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) will launch two new game show formats at MIPTV this month: Grand Slam, which is currently being produced by Embassy Row for GSN in the U.S., and One Year Free. Created by …

SINGAPORE, April 13: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) will lead a contingent of 21 companies to MIPTV next week with a record slate of over 50 locally produced high-definition programs ranging from factual titles to animated series. The …

LONDON, April 13: At MIPTV, FremantleMedia will debut the Asian-themed reality entertainment format Lost in Tokyo and the reality charity shopping format Wives’ and Girlfriends’ Boutique, alongside hit formats such as Got Talent and Thank God You’re Here. Lost in …

BARCELONA, April 13: Following the success of its series Danny & Daddy, Neptuno Films plans to showcase the first episodes of The Gloops, its new 104×3-minute animated preschool property, at MIPTV this year. The Gloops features a lovable family of …

HILVERSUM, April 13: Endemol International will head to MIPTV with its new wannabe “celebrity” talent show format My Name Is…, which has already been licensed to Spain’s TVE, launching today in prime time. In the weekly format, a jury of …

MONTREAL, April 13: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) will participate at MIPTV and MIPDOC this year with over 20 new titles, including the feature documentary Faith Without Fear, which will be screened at the market on Monday. The …

LOS ANGELES, April 13: Bejuba! Entertainment will introduce the comedic adventure CGI-animated series Jibber Jabber, targeted at 6-12-year-olds, to international broadcasters at MIPTV next week. Jibber Jabber is a YTV original series produced by Northwest Imaging & FX, Jibber Jabber …