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Nick Latin America Celebrates Ten-Year Anniversary

December 20, 2006

MIAMI BEACH, December 20: Nickelodeon Latin America is celebrating its ten-year anniversary with a range of special programming that is set to air from December 26 to January 28. In addition, ten Latin American children will have the chance during …

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MTG Boosts Golf Slate

December 20, 2006

STOCKHOLM, December 20: Modern Times Group’s Viasat Broadcasting has extended its exclusive live broadcasting rights for a range of golf tournaments, with plans to launch a new pay-TV channel exclusively devoted to the sport. The company has acquired up to …

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Lifetime Preps TV Movie on True Crime Case

December 20, 2006

LOS ANGELES, December 20: The case of novelist Michael Peterson, who in 2003 was convicted of murdering his socialite wife in their North Carolina home, is the basis of a new Lifetime original movie, from Lionsgate, entitled The Staircase Murders. …

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AMC on Board Sky/Granada Prisoner Remake

December 20, 2006

NEW YORK, December 20: The Rainbow Media-owned cable network AMC has come on as a partner on the remake of the classic 1960s British series The Prisoner, which Sky One commissioned from Granada earlier this year. The series is the …

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CBS Interactive Names Strategy, Corporate Development VP

December 20, 2006

NEW YORK, December 20: Former Yahoo! executive Michael Marquez has been named VP of strategy and corporate development for CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive is a recently launched division that oversees the interactive strategies at all of CBS Corporation’s businesses. It …

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NBC Universal Ups Perrette to Digital Distribution Chief

December 20, 2006

NEW YORK, December 20: NBC Universal has promoted Jean-Briac (J.B.) Perrette to president of digital distribution, reporting to George Kliavkoff, the company’s chief digital officer. In his new role, Perrette will be responsible for the distribution of television content across …

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Alliance Atlantis Considers Sale

December 20, 2006

TORONTO, December 20: Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. (AACI) announced today that it is “exploring strategic alternatives,” seeking expressions of interest from possible buyers of the company. Southhill Strategy, owned by Alliance Atlantis’s Executive Chairman Michael MacMillian and Atlantis Films founder …

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NBC Universal Hails Success of Digital Initiatives

December 19, 2006

NEW YORK, December 19: NBC Universal is celebrating what it is calling a “groundbreaking” year for its digital initiatives, with 40 interactive TV shows and events in 2006 across 12 business units, generating 130 million web votes and SMS messages. …

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Animation Legend Passes Away

December 19, 2006

BURBANK, December 19: Animation legend Joseph Barbera, the co-chairman and co-founder of Hanna-Barbera Studios, passed away yesterday at his Studio City, California, home. He was 95 years old. Born in New York City on March 24, 1911, Barbera worked as …

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ESPN Takes AFL Stake

December 19, 2006

NEW YORK, December 19: ESPN has taken a minority stake in the Arena Football League as part of a five-year deal announced today granting the sports broadcaster a minimum of 26 televised games per season. ESPN will televise a minimum …