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BAFTA Announces Children’s Awards

November 27, 2006

LONDON, November 27: The winners of this year’s British Academy Children's Film and Television Awards, in association with Electronic Arts, were announced Sunday, November 26 at the London Hilton. The following were the categories and the winners in children’s television …

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SPTI to Distribute Korean Fare in Asia

November 27, 2006

HONG KONG, November 27: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has entered into a long-term agreement with Korea’s CJ Media to distribute a selection of its upcoming drama series to broadcasters and digital content providers across Asia outside of Japan, China …

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TV France International Brings 22 Companies to ATF

November 27, 2006

PARIS, November 27: 22 French production and distribution companies, members of TV France International (TVFI) will attend the Asia Television Forum (ATF) this week in Singapore. This is the sixth year that TVFI attends the ATF, and once again will …

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Star One and Star Gold Land on U.K.’s BSkyB

November 27, 2006

MUMBAI, November 27: STAR has launched Star One and Star Gold on the Sky digital pay TV service in the U.K., expanding its Indian channel offering on BSkyB from the current line-up of Star Plus and Star News to a …

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BBC Worldwide Takes First BBC Format to China

November 27, 2006

LONDON, November 27: BBC Worldwide has licensed the singing talent show format Just the Two of Us to Chinese terrestrial broadcaster Hunan Television. The deal was initiated and brokered by BBC Worldwide’s Hong Kong office and marks the first time …

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NGTI Makes Deals for Essential Programs

November 27, 2006

LONDON, November 27: National Geographic Television International has announced a raft of new deals for some of its recently acquired programming from U.K. independent producer Essential Television and Film. France 5 has acquired seven of Essential’s Tribal Odyssey hours including …

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STAR Plus Revives KBC

November 27, 2006

MUMBAI, November 27: STAR Plus in India is reviving its most successful show, Kaun Banega Crorepati, the local version of the Who Wants to be a Millionaire? format, with Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan as its new host. The new season …

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Strix Closes Deals in U.S.

November 22, 2006

STOCKHOLM, November 22: Strix Television has optioned three programs in the U.S.: My Best Friend, Ruth66 and Paradise Lost. Strix has also licensed My Best Friend to the Spanish broadcaster TV3, and closed a license and an option deal for …

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Dori Telenovelas Set Sales Record

November 22, 2006

TEL AVIV, November 22: Dori Media Group (DMG) announced that since MIPCOM it has closed deals for 1,760 hours of its telenovela series and formats to broadcasters from 10 countries, generating an expected total of $1.97 million in sales, with …

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Cunningham Named President of UPIE

November 22, 2006

LONDON, November 22: Eddie Cunningham has been appointed president of Universal Pictures International Entertainment (UPIE), and will assume his post on January 1, 2007. Cunningham, who will continue to be based in London, will report to Rick Finkelstein, the vice …