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TORONTO/CALGARY, July 18: BBC Worldwide and CCI Entertainment are teaming for DinoSapien, a 15×30-minute tween-targeted series that is slated to launch on Discovery Kids and CBBC next spring. The show, currently in the works in Alberta, Canada, integrates CGI dinosaurs ...

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LOS ANGELES, July 18: Asian-American network AZN has picked up the broadcasting and streaming video rights to two Korean dramas from MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) America: My Lovely Sam-Soon and All About Eve. The shows will appear as part of ...

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SAN FRANCISCO, July 18: Cartoon Network Latin America has picked up the rights to three series from VIZ Media: Zatch Bell!, Naruto and Deko Boko Friends. The pan-regional network has acquired 52 episodes each of the action-adventure series Zatch Bell! ...

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DUBLIN, July 17: Irish production outfit Brown Bag Films has delivered the 52-episode RTE commission I’m an Animal, geared to the 3-to-6 set, with international distribution being handled by Monster Distributes. The preschool animated series of 2-minute episodes has been ...

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LONDON, July 17: Cartoon Network U.K. executive Dominic Gardiner has been named as director of programming at Jetix UK. Gardiner will join Jetix in September. His mandate includes programming, acquisitions, scheduling and on-air promotions at Jetix UK, with a strong ...

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LONDON, July 17: Rachel Innes-Lumsden, recently appointed to the new role of creative director of development of the BBC’s Factual & Learning division, has named three new development heads. Alistair Pegg has been appointed as the head of development for ...

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LONDON, July 17: Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC, is back at the number one spot of MediaGuardian’s annual ranking of the 100 most influential people in British media, with Apple chief Steve Jobs in second place and News ...

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BRUSSELS, July 17: The European Commission has cleared British investment fund Cinven’s acquisition of the French cable TV, broadband and telephony provider UPC France from Liberty Global. The 1.25-billion euros deal was first announced in March, with a deal formally ...

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NEW YORK, July 17: Frederick Huntsberry, who was upped to president of NBC Universal International just two months ago, is leaving the company to become COO of Paramount Pictures. Reporting to Paramount’s chairman and CEO, Brad Grey, Huntsberry will be ...

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DOHA, July 17: The Middle Eastern news network Al Jazeera is calling for the immediate release of its Jerusalem bureau chief Walid Al Omary, who has been detained by Israeli authorities. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli authorities have been attempting ...

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