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LONDON, December 18: The film rights to the official sequel to Peter Pan have been awarded to a British consortium that includes Headline Pictures, the UK Film Council and BBC Films. The feature is to be based on Geraldine McCaughrean's …

HILVERSUM, December 18: The shareholders of 2waytraffic have approved the company’s proposed acquisition of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? and other formats from the Celador International library. On December 1, 2waytraffic announced it had reached a deal to acquire …

MARINA DEL REY, December 18: Select content from A&E Television Networks and Showtime Networks will be available on a download-to-own basis from CinemaNow, a broadband content site. Starting this month, series from A&E Network, The History Channel and The Biography …

LOS ANGELES, December 18: Talk show host Oprah Winfrey is venturing into reality television with two prime-time series for ABC to be produced by her production entity, Harpo Productions. The first new series, tentatively titled Oprah Winfrey's The Big Give, …

ARLINGTON, December 18: In January, PBS will broadcast three pilots, both online and on air, and will ask viewers to weigh in on their favorites. One of the pilots will become a 10-week science series that will launch in the …

NEW YORK, December 15: CBS Corporation has revived the CBS Records label, which will build awareness for its artists by integrating their music into CBS television series. CBS Records first launched in 1938 and over the course of five decades …

LOS ANGELES, December 15: Peter Cowley, the managing director of digital media at Endemol U.K.; Cyriac Roeding, CBS Digital Media’s VP of wireless; and Gary Carter, the chief creative officer of FMX, FremantleMedia, will deliver keynote addresses at NATPE Mobile++ …

NEW YORK, December 15: The second season of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s Extras, and the second and final season of the drama Rome, will launch on HBO on January 14. Extras will air on Sundays at 10 p.m. for …

TOKYO, December 15: Movies from Buena Vista International Television will be made available on an on-demand basis on Japan’s GyaO, the ad-supported broadband entertainment service operated by USEN Corporation. This agreement, which kicks off today, will give GyaO users free …

LONDON, December 15: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has licensed more than 100 hours of programming to Sony Entertainment Television (SET) for broadcast across Latin America, including Brazil and the Caribbean. Included in the sale is Falcon Beach, the family drama commissioned …