August 11, 2006
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HILVERSUM, August 11: JCP (Jetix Consumer Products), the licensing division of Jetix Europe, has been tapped to manage the merchandising rights to SEGA’s classic Sonic The Hedgehog video game character for a number of product categories across Europe. JCP is ...
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August 11, 2006
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LONDON, August 11: Bhavneet Singh has been promoted to deputy general manager of MTV Networks International’s emerging markets group in Europe, overseeing a portfolio of channels in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Singh will be responsible for ...
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August 11, 2006
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SANTA MONICA, August 11: GSN has responded to the suit filed against it by Ultimate Blackjack Tour, calling the litigation “baseless and without merit.” Ultimate Blackjack Tour, whose TV series of the same name launches on CBS Sports this fall, ...
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August 11, 2006
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LONDON, August 11: According to a new report from British media regulator Ofcom, an increasing number of 16- to 24-year-olds are turning away from TV, radio and newspapers in favor of online services, marking the emergence of a new “networked ...
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August 11, 2006
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TORONTO, August 11: The CSI franchise continues to be a solid performer for Alliance Atlantis Communications, which today reported second quarter revenues of C$253.2 million, a 5 percent gain on last year, with profit doubling to C$26 million. "We are ...
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August 10, 2006
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LOS ANGELES, August 10: Ultimate Blackjack Tour, the entertainment company whose eponymous TV series debuts on CBS Sports this fall, has filed suit against cable network GSN over its show World Series of Blackjack for “breach of contract, breach of ...
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August 10, 2006
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NEW YORK, August 10: 4Kids Entertainment’s second quarter saw revenues fall 9 percent to $16.7 million, while profits fell 94 percent to $34,000. For the six months ended June 30, 2006, net revenues totaled $35.9 million compared to $37.6 million ...
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August 10, 2006
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LOS ANGELES, August 10: Ripe Digital Entertainment (RDE) is set to launch OctaneTV, an on-demand network targeted to the youth car culture lifestyle and motor enthusiast, on Comcast and Time Warner Cable VOD platforms, as well as on the Internet ...
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August 10, 2006
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LONDON, August 10: Fremantle International Distribution has licensed a number of factual titles from Sundance Channel and Atlantic Productions to Noga in Israel. Titles from the Sundance portfolio included in the deal are the 6×1-hour Iconoclasts; Transgeneration, which explores the ...
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August 10, 2006
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LONDON/HILVERSUM, August 10: Channel 4 has commissioned Endemol’s Initial outfit in the U.K. to produce the 75-minute special One Night Only—An INSPI(RED) Evening of Fashion and Music, covering the Giorgio Armani event taking place on September 21 during London Fashion ...
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