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Endemol's Exposed Secures Extended Run in U.S. on MTV

February 6, 2007

HILVERSUM, February 6: MTV in the U.S. has commissioned an additional 40 half-hour episodes of Exposed, Endemol International’s high-tech dating format. Exposed, which debuted on January 1 in the U.S. and airs Mondays through Thursdays at 6 p.m., is pulling …

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Cookie Jar Entertainment Awards Doodlebops Toy License

February 6, 2007

LOS ANGELES, February 6: iToys has secured the North American lead toy license for Cookie Jar Entertainment’s hit preschool property The Doodlebops and is expected to roll out a new line of toys based on the show this fall. The …

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NonStop Television’s Silver Set for Mobile Rollout

February 6, 2007

STOCKHOLM, February 6: NonStop Television has partnered with the mobile operator 3 in Sweden for the launch of its film channel Silver on mobile phones. The deal inked with 3 also includes NonStop Television’s entertainment channel Star!, with both Silver …

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Canada's The Family Channel Commissions New DECODE Production

February 6, 2007

TORONTO/LONDON, February 6: DECODE Entertainment has received a commission for a new live action series for tweens, The Latest Buzz, from Canada’s The Family Channel. In The Latest Buzz (formerly known as Glimmer), a struggling youth-oriented magazine called Teen Buzz …

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GE Confirms Zucker Appointment

February 6, 2007

FAIRFIELD/NEW YORK, February 6: General Electric Company today confirmed Jeff Zucker’s immediate appointment as president and CEO of NBC Universal, succeeding Bob Wright, who has served as chairman and CEO for 21 years. Wright will continue to serve as a …

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Eurocinema and The Cinema Guild Ink VOD Deal

February 6, 2007

LOS ANGELES, February 6: Eurocinema, the on-demand video service featuring European theatrical films, has signed an exclusive deal with The Cinema Guild making its catalog of foreign films available across North America via VOD, beginning this spring. "We’re delighted with …

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$2 Million Settlement for Turner Marketing Ploy

February 6, 2007

BOSTON, February 6: Turner Broadcasting System and the New York-based marketing firm Interference will shell out a total of $2 million to cover the costs of the bomb scare in Boston caused by a Cartoon Network marketing ploy. According to …

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Film Source Licenses Titles to Canada’s OUTtv

February 6, 2007

TORONTO/LAKE MARY: February 6: OUTtv, the Canadian 24/7 cable channel dedicated to gay and lesbian content, has licensed five feature films from the Florida-based company Film Source. The films include: Bollywood and Vine, directed by Edward Jordon and Donald Farmer; …