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BRISTOL, August 8: Tigress Productions has been commissioned by British broadcaster Five to produce Game Reserve Diaries, a series chronicling the daily activities at a game preserve in Kenya. The series will be composed of ten 45-minute episodes and will …

CHICAGO, August 7: Charles Hirschhorn, the founder and former CEO of the G4 video-gaming network, has been elected to the board of directors at Playboy Enterprises. Hirschhorn is currently the founding partner of Fountain Productions, which produces theatrical motion pictures, …

CALGARY, August 4: The Canadian production outfit TVnewmedia.com has reached an agreement for Octapixx Worldwide to handle the international sales for the nature programs Wildlife Wranglers and Cougar Crossings. In addition, TVnewmedia.com has inked the first video-on-demand deal for the …

LOS ANGELES, August 4: Univision Communications’ revenues were up 24.7 percent in the second quarter to $634 million, delivering a pro forma profit of $116.6 million, a 38.2 percent gain, driven in large part by the Hispanic broadcaster’s coverage of …

BURBANK, August 4: ABC.com will relaunch its Interactive Emmy-winning streaming video player this fall following its two-month trial of the service, which allows visitors to the ABC site to access full episodes of key shows like Lost and Desperate Housewives …

MONTREAL, August 4: Cogeco Cable, the second-largest cable operator in Ontario and Québec, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Cabovisao—Televisao por Cabo, the second-largest cable operator in Portugal. "The completion of this acquisition represents a significant step for Cogeco …

NEW YORK, August 4: The second season of Logo’s original series Noah’s Arc will premiere on the website LOGOonline.com on August 8, a day before its television launch. The second season premiere of the show, about four gay African-American friends …

SAN FRANCISCO, August 4: Setanta Sports in the U.S. will offer live coverage of more than 90 matches from the Barclays English Premier League, beginning August 19 with the match between Sheffield United and Liverpool. Setanta Sports' lineup will include …

MUNICH, August 4: SevenOne International has secured deals on behalf of the fellow ProSiebenSat.1 Media-owned 9Live to bring the German quiz station’s call-TV technology to the Middle East. A deal has been struck with Atlas Interactive, an international provider of …

VANCOUVER/TORONTO, August 4: Amp’d Mobile is expanding to Canada, with its interactive and customized mobile entertainment, information and messaging services set to be offered on telecommunications company TELUS's Wireless High Speed network early next year. Canada’s TELUS has also made …