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LONDON, November 1: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has made an exclusive first-look development deal with the Grammy Award-winning British director Don Letts to develop content that can be exploited across television, home entertainment and ancillary rights. Letts is regarded as one …

NEW YORK, November 1: The N, MTV Networks’ nighttime network for teens, has inked a development deal with actor and platinum-selling recording artist/composer/producer Chris "Ludacris" Bridges. Bridges’ first television project will be entitled Halls of Fame, for which he will …

LONDON, November 1: The BBC Natural History Unit is teaming with BBC Films for its first theatrical project, The Meerkats, which will be co-financed and distributed internationally by The Weinstein Company. The film is set to start principal photography this …

CHARLOTTE, November 1: SPEED, the automotive lifestyle and motor sports network, has joined forces with Microsoft Game Studios to launch a live-action, four-episode series based on the popular Forza Motorsport video game franchise, which is available exclusively on Xbox 360. …

STUDIO CITY, November 1: Paul FitzPatrick has stepped down as the COO and executive VP of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of the Hallmark Channel. FitzPatrick has been with the company since 2000, and in his current role since …

BARCELONA, November 1: Icon Animation has reported a raft of sales following MIPCOM. The Spanish production and distribution company that specializes in children’s programming closed several deals for its girl-skewing property Lola & Virginia. The animated series consisting of 52 …

SYDNEY, November 1: Southern Star Entertainment is aiming to expand its drama output with a new hire: Julie McGauran, who has been the series producer of the popular show Home and Away for the past five years. McGauran will develop …

HARRINGTON PARK, November 1: Janson Media is releasing Neal McCoy Live From Hodag!, a new one-hour concert experience featuring country music star Neal McCoy. The one-hour concert special was filmed with eight high-definition cameras at the Hodag Country Festival 2005 …

VANCOUVER, November 1: Studio B Productions has named Jillianne K. Reinseth as director of development. Reinseth will head up Studio B’s new in-house content creation division called the B-HIVE and develop projects from external pitches as well. “Studio B encourages …

UNIVERSAL CITY, October 31: Ben Silverman’s Reveille has launched Reveille Motion Pictures (RMP), a feature film division, with a first-look deal in place with Universal Pictures. "Reveille Motion Pictures is the next phase of Reveille's expansion plan," said Silverman, Reveille's …