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BURBANK, February 13: The actor Jimmy Smits, whose credits include NYPD Blue and The West Wing, has announced three television projects from his outfit, El Sendero Productions, in association with ABC Television Studio (formerly Touchstone Television). First on the slate …

PARIS, February 13: The news agency Agence France-Presse is looking to expand the global reach of AFPTV, its English and French-language video service covering current events. The service offers reports on current events and related issues, features, raw footage and …

SANTA MONICA, February 13: MGA Entertainment’s bestselling line of sweet-scented dolls, Yummi-Land, is getting an animated treatment for a direct-to-DVD release, with North American home entertainment distribution to be handled by Lionsgate. The new deal builds on the existing relationship …

LOS ANGELES, February 13: Veoh Networks, backed by former Disney chief Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and Time Warner, among other investors, officially launched its online video platform today. "Veoh's mission is to bring the next generation of television to people …

LONDON, February 13: BKN New Media has licensed its animated comedy Dork Hunters From Outer Space to GMTV in the U.K. and RTL II in Germany, and has sealed a pan-European master toy deal on the property with the Character …

BURBANK, February 12: FremantleMedia North America (FMNA) has inked a one-year first-look deal with best-selling fiction novelist Jackie Collins for the creation of new romantic television dramas based on her original ideas and existing novels. “This partnership is the perfect …

LONDON, February 12: The BBC has announced two commissions on the life and works of English author Daphne du Maurier to mark her centenary this year: the 90-minute drama Daphne and the factual special The Road to Manderley, both for …

VANCOUVER, February 12: Production has begun in Vancouver for The Quality of Life—A Dominic Da Vinci Movie, a two-hour TV movie based on the Canadian drama series Da Vinci’s City Hall that is expected to premiere in Canada on CBC …

LONDON, February 12: Living in the U.K. today broadcast The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith, a special licensed from Buena Vista International Television that first aired on ABC in the U.S. on Friday night. The hour-long show aired …

MALIBU, February 12: JAKKS Pacific and Disney Consumer Products have developed a new line of fashion dolls and role play items for two of Disney’s tween girl properties: Hannah Montana and The Cheetah Girls. The new Hannah Montana toys recreate …