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LONDON, March 19: VH1 Latin America has acquired the 8×46-minute reality series Celebrity Fit Club USA from Granada International for launch today in Mexico and Argentina, with broadcast in Brazil to follow later this year. The most recent season of …

WASHINGTON, March 19: AmericanLife TV Networks, the only independent network devoted to the U.S. “Baby Boomer” generation, is making its documentary, A Journey to Darfur, available for international distribution, with a deal already closed with France 2. The documentary premiered …

LOS ANGELES, March 19: The new half-hour game show Let’s Play Crosswords from Merv Griffin Entertainment (MGE), William Morris Agency and Program Partners has cleared in over 65 percent of the U.S. for a syndication launch in the fall. Following …

NEW YORK, March 16: For the quarter that ended December 31, 2006, 4Kids Entertainment recorded a net loss of $2.3 million, as compared with a profit of $500,000 in the same period in the prior year, on net revenues of …

LOS ANGELES, March 16: Showtime has ordered 12 half-hour episodes of a new, as-yet-untitled comedy series starring former The X-Files star David Duchovny, for premiere in August. Set to begin production in Los Angeles in June, the new series will …

SAN FRANCISCO, March 16: Two of VIZ Media’s anime series, Prince of Tennis and MÄR, have been renewed for a second season on Toonami Jetstream, Cartoon Network’s Saturday-night programming block. New episodes of Prince of Tennis will air at 10 …

LONDON, March 16: Entertainment Rights (ER) will be attending MIPTV with content from its recently acquired U.S.-based subsidiaries Classic Media and Big Idea, including the 26×30-minute animated series George of the Jungle, and the 26×30-minute 3-2-1 Penguins! In addition, ER …

NEW YORK, March 16: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the television series The Gumby Show today, classic TV episodes from the 1950s and 60s, including the pilot Gumby on the Moon, have been digitally remastered and launched on Google …

PARIS, March 16: France’s Gedeon Programmes will release a 70-minute documentary on the world tour of French navigator Maud Fontenoy. Directed by Luc Marescot, the documentary will feature shots of her preparation, her five months at sea in all conditions, …

LONDON, March 16: IMG Media has appointed BBC Worldwide global TV sales chief Mark Young as senior VP of entertainment sales and acquisitions worldwide, effective in May. Young joins IMG Media after more than 14 years at BBC Worldwide, where …