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BETHPAGE, October 10: Following a proposed bid by the Dolan family to buy out Cablevision Systems Corp. for $19.2 billion including debt, or $27 a share, the company’s stock price shot up to $26.24 a share, rising over 10 percent …

CANNES/SYDNEY, October 10: The Australian kids’ and family entertainment producer Yoram Gross-EM.TV has unveiled its new corporate identity: Flying Bark Productions. The rebranding follows EM.Entertainment’s acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of Yoram Gross-EM.TV at the beginning of this year. …

NEW YORK, October 10: NBC has committed to the production of 20 90-second original shorts called Pale Force for streaming over broadband and distribution to mobile devices, according to Media Week. Pale Force is inspired by a series of animated …

TORONTO, October 9: CHUM International (CI) and Takhayal Entertainment announced today the official launch of Citytv Beirut, an Arabic terrestrial service reaching more than 5 million people in Lebanon, as well as plans to develop a regional version of MuchMusic. …

SYDNEY, October 10: Cartoon Network and Boomerang in Latin America have acquired a slate of kids’ programming titles from Southern Star International. The programming package includes the animated titles The Adventures of Bottle Top Bill, Faireez and Tracey McBean along …

CANNES, October 10: ABC News Now is set to expand beyond the U.S., with Buena Vista International Television-Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) inking a carriage deal with Dish TV in India for the 24-hour news network. The channel will launch on the …

LOS ANGELES, October 10: Male-focused, on-demand television provider Ripe Digital Entertainment (RDE) has received $32 million in financing from Hearst-Argyle, Time Warner Investments, Columbia Capital and Rho Ventures. RDE says it plans to use the infusion of capital to launch …

LONDON, October 9: The British outfit Galleon Entertainment is working with Sony BMG Music Entertainment (U.K.) to develop and launch a multi-platform global entertainment property, Apollo's Pad. Slated for a summer 2007 launch, the property fuses music downloads and animated …

CANNES, October 9: Ahead of the first day of MIPCOM, E! Networks announced the sale of more than 800 hours of programming to Asian broadcasters. E! has sold 830 hours of content to broadcasters in China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, …

CANNES, October 9: More than C$720 million in deals were secured or facilitated at the Banff Television Festival earlier this year, the event’s organizers said in Cannes today. Festival CEO Robert Montgomery noted, “The results of this latest delegate survey …