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LONDON, October 16: 3DD Entertainment has secured a variety of new deals on London Live, which is currently in production on a second season for Channel 4 and E4. iNHD2 in the U.S., which has already fared well with season …

CHICAGO, October 16: Star Farm Productions’ Edgar & Ellen series and specials have been acquired by Nickelodeon channels in nine markets, including France and Italy. The entire 26-episode series and six holiday specials have been acquired by Nickelodeon channels in …

LONDON, October 16: Zonemedia's Zone Mobile has entered into an agreement with the production company Pure Grass to create the mobile horror series When Evil Calls. The mobile show will launch on British mobile network O2 on October 23. It …

FAIRFIELD/NEW YORK, October 16: Revenues at NBC Universal for the third quarter of this year rose 20 percent to $3.6 billion, but segment profit for the same period dipped 10 percent to $542 million. For the nine months ended September …

CANNES, October 13: The winners of MIPCOM’s Mobile TV Screening & Awards 2006, chosen by an international grand jury from a total of 23 nominated projects, received their trophies in a packed auditorium at the 22nd edition of MIPCOM. Sponsored …

PHILADELPHIA, October 13: Ted Harbert, president and CEO of E! Networks, has been promoted to the new position of president and CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group, with oversight of the company’s West Coast properties, including E! Entertainment Television, Style Network …

WARSAW/BURBANK, October 13: Disney Channel has signed a multi-year deal with CYFRA+ and Cyfrowy Polsat to bring Disney Channel for the first time to 1.3 million subscribers across Poland starting on December 2, 2006. Programs that will be available include: …

CANBERRA, October 13: Australia’s senate has passed a controversial bill that would ease restrictions on cross-media ownership and on foreign ownership of Australian media companies. The legislation is intended to spur development of digital services and the growth of new …

LUXEMBOURG, October 13: German commercial broadcaster RTL II and format sales and distribution company ohm:tv have signed an agreement to distribute RTL II’s entire program catalogue to Spain. The announcement was made by Juliane Rauno, RTL II’s head of sales …

TORONTO, October 13: Global Television has announced that it is adding Survivor: Cook Islands, currently Canada’s top-rated reality show, to the content available online through its website. The program joins Deal or No Deal as the latest U.S. primetime series …