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Endemol Inks MTV Deal

October 2, 2006

HILVERSUM, October 2: Endemol International has reached a deal with MTV in the U.S. for its high-tech dating show Exposed, which uses Layered Voice Analysis (LVA) to determine if someone is lying on a first date. The format sees rival …

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NGCI in Malaysian HD Programming Alliance

October 2, 2006

KUALA LUMPUR, October 2: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) has entered into a partnership agreement with the National Film Development Corporation of Malaysia (FINAS) to commission two one-hour original HD documentaries showcasing Malaysia and encouraging the nation’s filmmaking talent. Yang …

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CCI Inks Cartoon Network Deals on Meteor Preschool Series

October 2, 2006

TORONTO, October 2: CCI Entertainment’s animated preschool series Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks, has been picked up by Cartoon Network Too in the U.K., and Cartoon Network in Latin America, Australia and New Zealand. Cartoon Network Too …

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NBC Universal Chief Dismisses Rumors of Early Departure

October 2, 2006

WASHINGTON, October 2: Speaking with reporters on Friday, NBC Universal’s chairman and CEO, Bob Wright, dismissed speculation that he is set to leave the company soon, saying that the rumors were created by the News Corporation-owned New York Post. One …

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Distraction Offers Up New Interactive Scripted Comedy

October 2, 2006

MONTREAL, October 2: Distraction has added a new interactive scripted comedy format to its offerings: Via Verdi, from Italy’s Einstein Multimedia and Bobolone, which launched in June on Telecom Italia’s Rosso Alice and Alice Home TV and on TIM mobile …

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Ugly Betty Emerges as Top New Show of the Season

October 2, 2006

BURBANK, October 2: Ugly Betty, ABC’s adaptation of the Colombian novela Betty la fea, has emerged as the highest-rated new show of the fall season, delivering 16.1 million viewers and a 4.9 rating and a 14 share in adults 18 …

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Feelgood Fiction Scores U.S. Deals

October 2, 2006

LONDON, October 2: British independent Feelgood Fiction has notched up new deals in the U.S., including a pickup by HBO of the format rights to the Five and Paramount Comedy series Suburban Shootout. In addition, CBS has commissioned a pilot …

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Bob Wright Delivers Speech on Piracy

October 2, 2006

A Time of Reckoning Address by Bob Wright, Vice Chairman, GE, and Chairman and CEO, NBC Universal at a summit entitled Threatening Health, Safety, and Jobs: The True Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in …

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NGTI Signs Up Partners for New Wildlife Special

October 2, 2006

LONDON, October 2: National Geographic Television International has signed on the BBC and NHK as co-production partners on its new blue-chip wildlife special Gabon: Eden On The Edge. Currently being made by the natural history unit at National Geographic Television, …

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Anne Sweeney Headlines Day One of MIPCOM Conference Schedule

October 2, 2006

PARIS/CANNES, October 2: Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, will deliver a keynote entitled “The Today and Tomorrow of TV and The New Entertainment Consumer” on the first day of MIPCOM …