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LONDON, November 3: Fremantle Home Entertainment has entered into a joint venture with the British film distributor Verve Pictures for the feature film Mischief Night, which was released across the U.K. today. The agreement grants both parties all rights, excluding …

HOUSTON, November 3: Texas-based Japanese animation producer and distributor ADV Films has reached a deal with Shochiku for the series Le Chevalier D’Eon and the feature films Ghost Train and Synesthesia. Under terms of the deal, ADV has acquired North …

LONDON, November 2: Zonemedia's Zone Mobile has entered into a deal for Amp’d Mobile in the U.S. to exclusively carry its mobile horror series When Evil Calls. The 20×2-minute series was written and directed by Johannes Roberts (Forest of the …

MONTREAL, November 2: Spectra Animation’s Toopy and Binoo has been licensed to Lagardère Active for broadcast on TiJi in France. In France, TiJi has an 8.1-percent audience share and reaches 3.4 million homes. Toopy and Binoo airs daily at 8:50 …

LONDON, November 2: The Walt Disney Company’s interactive entertainment affiliate, Buena Vista Games, will release Desperate Housewives—The Game in time for Christmas, targeting adult women. According to research from Buena Vista Games, in a sample group of women aged 24 …

NEW YORK, November 2: CBS Corporation’s net earnings from continuing operations in the third quarter rose 26 percent to $324 million, on revenues of $3.4 billion. Net earnings were $316.9 million, compared with $708.5 million last year, when the company …

LOS ANGELES, November 2: The classic United Artists film label is being relaunched by Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner in a deal announced today with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The 85-year-old United Artists has been home to such film franchises as Rocky, Pink …

NEW YORK, November 2: Nielsen Media Research and NetRatings have launched the National TV/Internet Fusion database, merging data from television and Internet viewer panels into a single dataset. The service allows television programmers and advertisers to assess the relationship between …

LONDON, November 2: Jonathan Webb has been named as the new managing director of Flextech Television, filling a position vacated by Lisa Opie earlier this year. In his new role at Flextech, Webb will report directly to Malcolm Wall, the …

LONDON, November 2: Former WGBH and BBC executive John Willis has been tapped as group creative director at Tinopolis and CEO of its production subsidiary Mentorn. Willis is a former programming director at Channel 4, MD of LWT and United …