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TORONTO, July 18: Corus Entertainment’s 2006/07 kids’ programming slate includes a rebranded Saturday-morning lineup at YTV, the company announced today. YTV, sister network Treehouse and Discovery Kids Canada will be rolling out 20 new series in the 06/07 season, together …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: E! International Network has expanded its reach on the African continent with new carriage deals in place with MultiChoice Africa and Multi TV Afrique. "The response to the E! International Network in Africa has been extremely …

SILVER SPRING, July 18: Discovery Travel & Living will be inviting its viewers to “Eat.Drink.Travel.Live.” with a new programming initiative rolling out this September in Asia, Latin America, Europe and the U.S. “Eat.Drink.Travel.Live”, showcasing cuisine, unique destinations, luxury hotels and …

TORONTO/CALGARY, July 18: BBC Worldwide and CCI Entertainment are teaming for DinoSapien, a 15×30-minute tween-targeted series that is slated to launch on Discovery Kids and CBBC next spring. The show, currently in the works in Alberta, Canada, integrates CGI dinosaurs …

LOS ANGELES, July 18: Asian-American network AZN has picked up the broadcasting and streaming video rights to two Korean dramas from MBC (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation) America: My Lovely Sam-Soon and All About Eve. The shows will appear as part of …

SAN FRANCISCO, July 18: Cartoon Network Latin America has picked up the rights to three series from VIZ Media: Zatch Bell!, Naruto and Deko Boko Friends. The pan-regional network has acquired 52 episodes each of the action-adventure series Zatch Bell! …

PALISADES PARK, July 18: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has acquired the worldwide rights (excluding the U.S.) to Finding Paddy, about Captain Patrick "Paddy" Brown, a New York City firefighter who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. …

LONDON, July 17: Rachel Innes-Lumsden, recently appointed to the new role of creative director of development of the BBC’s Factual & Learning division, has named three new development heads. Alistair Pegg has been appointed as the head of development for …

LONDON, July 17: Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC, is back at the number one spot of MediaGuardian’s annual ranking of the 100 most influential people in British media, with Apple chief Steve Jobs in second place and News …

BRUSSELS, July 17: The European Commission has cleared British investment fund Cinven’s acquisition of the French cable TV, broadband and telephony provider UPC France from Liberty Global. The 1.25-billion euros deal was first announced in March, with a deal formally …