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iD Distribution Announces HD Deals in Asia

October 25, 2006

LONDON/NEW YORK, October 25: Over the past 12 months, Sally Miles’ iD Distribution has secured deals across the Asia-Pacific region on 170 hours of programming from Rainbow Media’s stable of 15 VOOM HD brands. Deals include China's CCTV HD’s acquisition …

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MTG Records Improved Revenues, Profit in Q3

October 25, 2006

STOCKHOLM, October 25: Modern Times Group’s third quarter revenues rose 24 percent to SEK 2,280 million ($311 million), the company announced today, with net profit more than doubling to SEK 529 million ($72 million). The quarter, in which MTG expanded …

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Omni Racks Up Commissions from Canadian Broadcasters

October 25, 2006

VANCOUVER, October 25: Omni Film Productions was given the greenlight for several productions this week, including two shows for CBC: a one-hour pilot for the family series Left Coast and the two-hour documentary special West Coast Tsunami. Omni also received …

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New Season of O.C. Set for Online Premiere

October 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 25: FOX will launch the first episode of the fourth season of The O.C. on Myspace.com and on the Fox Television Station Group's MyFoxLocal websites in 24 owned-and-operated markets this Thursday, one week ahead of the television …

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Koonin Upped at Turner

October 25, 2006

ATLANTA, October 25: Steve Koonin, who oversees TNT and TBS, has been tapped to fill the newly created post of president of Turner Entertainment Networks, adding TCM and Court TV to his mandate. Reporting to Koonin are Marc Juris, Court …

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RHI to Supply ION’s Weekend Schedule

October 25, 2006

NEW YORK/WEST PALM BEACH, October 25: RHI Entertainment will serve as the exclusive programming supplier to ION Media Network’s flagship i network on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights—totaling 12 hours of content per week—for a two-year period beginning July 1, …

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Eyeworks Entertainment Names Program Director

October 25, 2006

AMSTERDAM, October 25: Eyeworks Entertainment has named Vincent ter Voert as its program director, effective January 1, 2007. Ter Voert will oversee the Eyeworks division with business director Jan van Beek. He has spent the last year and a half …

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Disney Channel in PVR Deal with Top Up TV

October 25, 2006

LONDON, October 25: Disney Channel has inked a deal to provide its content to Top Up TV’s DTT subscription PVR service Top UP TV Anytime. As part of the multi-year alliance, Top Up TV Anytime users will be able to …

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STAR Names Ad Sales SVP

October 25, 2006

HONG KONG, October 25: Karen Davidson has been appointed senior VP of advertising sales at STAR, reporting to Bruce A. Oltchick, the company’s executive VP of advertising sales, distribution and marketing. Based in Hong Kong, Davidson will oversee STAR’s advertising …

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Marvel Teams with Canadian Outfit for New Superhero TV Series

October 25, 2006

LOS ANGELES, October 25: Marvel Entertainment’s Marvel Studios division is working with the Vancouver-based No Equal Entertainment to develop a television series based on the comic book character Moon Knight. First introduced by Marvel Comics in the mid-1970s, Moon Knight …