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WASHINGTON, D.C., August 10: National Geographic Channels International will launch its new wildlife channel, National Geographic Wild, in Hong Kong this month, with further markets expected to come on board in the coming months. Effective August 21, National Geographic Wild ...

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BRISTOL, August 10: Tigress Productions has tapped former BBC staffer Kath Moore to executive produce adventure and lifestyle programming. Her first project will be Tigress’ new commission for Animal Planet, Caught in the Moment, which follows filmmakers Tristan Beyer and ...

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LONDON, August 10: Movie Rush, the film review show developed for Channel 4’s website, has been re-commissioned for launch on Film4. Channel 4 New Media, working with Film4, has commissioned content production agency Zone to produce a TV version of ...

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NEW YORK, August 10: SCI FI Channel in the U.S. has secured a deal with BBC Worldwide Americas for the second season of Doctor Who, slated to return to the NBC Universal-owned network this September. The second season kicks off ...

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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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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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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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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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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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HONG KONG, August 10: Sony Pictures Television International’s anime channel Animax has moved to the basic tier on Hong Kong Cable TV after having been an a la carte offering on the platform. Animax on Cable TV’s basic tier will ...

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