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LOS ANGELES, November 6: Alicia Witt, Matthew Settle, Scott Bakula and Talia Shire will star in Blue Smoke, a TV movie for Lifetime, from Peter Guber's Mandalay Television and Stephanie Germain Productions, based on the Nora Roberts novel of the …

LOS ANGELES, November 6: The premium gay and lesbian programming service here! has given the greenlight to begin production on the third season of Dante's Cove in early 2007. The third season will consist of six one-hour episodes. The supernatural-themed …

PARIS, November 6: Vivendi has confirmed that it was in talks with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts about a 40 billion-euros buyout offer. A Vivendi statement issued over the weekend noted, “Vivendi confirms having received and reviewed a friendly expression of interest …

MILAN, November 6: Wire reports indicate that Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset will decide tomorrow if it intends to make a bid for German broadcasting giant ProSiebenSat.1 Media. Other potential bidders for the entity, which Axel Springer tried to acquire earlier this …

BURBANK, November 6: Pixar’s Cars and Walt Disney Pictures’ Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest will be available for download from the iTunes Store, via a deal between Apple and Buena Vista Worldwide Home Entertainment. The animated feature Cars, …

SEATTLE, November 6: A new study published today in the November issue of Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, has found that educational television programs can be beneficial to toddlers and preschoolers in broadening their knowledge, …

BEIJING, November 6: The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has joined the European Broadcasting Union in calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reconsider changes in its events schedule for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The IOC last week announced …

NEW YORK, November 6: Univision’s broadcast of the 7th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night reached more than 11.3 million viewers and was also the number one program in its time period in a number of major markets among …

SILVER SPRING, November 3: Discovery Communications has announced the formation of a new multiplatform business, Animal Planet Media Enterprises, and the acquisition of Petfinder.com and PetsIncredible. Petfinder.com facilitates pet adoption and works through animal shelters and rescue groups across North …

HONG KONG, November 3: Celestial Pictures has announced plans to remake two films from the Shaw Brothers library of martial arts films, beginning with the 1978 classic Five Deadly Venoms. Kirk Wong (The Big Hit, Crime Story) will direct and …