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LOS ANGELES, November 6: Alicia Witt, Matthew Settle, Scott Bakula and Talia Shire will star in Blue Smoke, a TV movie for Lifetime, from Peter Guber's Mandalay Television and Stephanie Germain Productions, based on the Nora Roberts novel of the …

LOS ANGELES, November 6: The premium gay and lesbian programming service here! has given the greenlight to begin production on the third season of Dante's Cove in early 2007. The third season will consist of six one-hour episodes. The supernatural-themed …

PARIS, November 6: Vivendi has confirmed that it was in talks with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts about a 40 billion-euros buyout offer. A Vivendi statement issued over the weekend noted, “Vivendi confirms having received and reviewed a friendly expression of interest …

MILAN, November 6: Wire reports indicate that Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset will decide tomorrow if it intends to make a bid for German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Other potential bidders for the entity, which Axel Springer tried to acquire earlier this …

BURBANK, November 6: Pixar’s Cars and Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will be available for download from the iTunes Store, via a deal between Apple and Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. The animated feature Cars, …

SEATTLE, November 6: A new study published today in the November issue of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has found that educational television programs can be beneficial to toddlers and preschoolers in broadening their knowledge, …

BEIJING, November 6: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has joined the European Broadcasting Union in calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider changes in its events schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The IOC last week announced …

NEW YORK, November 6: Univision’s broadcast of the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night reached more than 11.3 million viewers and was also the number one program in its time period in a number of major markets among …

RICHMOND, November 6: The 21st Annual Broadcast Gala Awards Show over the weekend named Slings & Arrows, from Rhombus Media, as best dramatic series, while Muse Entertainment’s Human Trafficking won the mini-series category and Vérité Films Inc. and 335 Productions’ …

NEW YORK, November 6: Quincy Smith has been named president of CBS Corporation’s new division, CBS Interactive, overseeing the company's interactive strategy and its implementation across CBS Corporation's various businesses. Reporting directly to CBS Corporation’s president and CEO, Leslie Moonves, …