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LOS ANGELES, August 17: United Artists Entertainment (UA) has secured $500 million in financing through Merrill Lynch for the production of 15 to 18 films over the next five years. The specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The …

LOS ANGELES, August 17: HBO has given a fifth-season renewal to Entourage and a second-season order to Flight of the Conchords for launch in 2008. Both series are currently airing back to back on Sunday nights and wrap up their …

LOS ANGELES/BASKING RIDGE/SAN DIEGO, August 17: CBS Mobile, Verizon Wireless and MediaFLO USA have teamed up for a new dedicated Big Brother 8 channel on Verizon’s mobile V CAST service that will stream live 24/7 footage from the reality series. …

MUNICH, August 16: TV-Loonland has reached a deal with its bankers to lower its debt from 20 million euros to 6 million euros. The restructuring agreement also includes the execution of a 2 million euros capital increase. Subsequent to this …

NEW YORK, August 16: TV Land and Wilhelmina Models are partnering for a new reality series that will scout the country for models aged 35 and over. The six-part series is tentatively titled The Next Great Supermodel and is set …

TEL AVIV, August 16: Dori Media Group has launched three dedicated telenovela channels on the video-sharing platform YouTube that will include exclusive new content like trailers, outtakes and interviews with telenovela stars. This marks the first time that YouTube will …

NEW YORK, August 16: The female-targeted cable network WE tv has unveiled an extensive new lineup of original and acquired programming for its WE Go Bridal wedding block, including the VH1 reality series The Fabulous Life Presents: VH1’s Big Fat …

LONDON, August 16: Distraction has secured a number of new deals for its reality formats and completed productions in Sweden, France and Poland. TV4 Sweden has picked up three seasons of the family entertainment ready-to-air format StripSearch. These three seasons …

NEW YORK, August 16: To mark the tenth anniversary of Princess Diana’s death this month, Lifetime Television will launch a three-night programming event that will include her 1995 BBC interview with award-winning journalist Martin Bashir, followed by the broadcast of …

BUENOS AIRES, August 16: MTV Networks Argentina has appointed Fernando Gastón as VP of content for MTV and VH1 Argentina, based in Buenos Aires. In his new role, Gastón will oversee all production and programming for MTV and VH1 in …