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NEW YORK, October 3: With programming culled from the A&E Network and The History Channel, AETN International will be offering more than 300 hours of content to buyers in Cannes, spanning real-life series as well as documentary series and specials …

LOS ANGELES, October 3: MarVista Entertainment is presenting a $50-million programming slate at MIPCOM, spanning prime-time series, TV movies and kids’ fare. The company is showcasing eight new TV movies for the international market, led by Past Sins, in which …

A Time of Reckoning Address by Bob Wright, Vice Chairman, GE, and Chairman and CEO, NBC Universal at a summit entitled Threatening Health, Safety, and Jobs: The True Cost of Counterfeiting and Piracy, at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in …

LONDON, October 2: National Geographic Television International has signed on the BBC and NHK as co-production partners on its new blue-chip wildlife special Gabon: Eden On The Edge. Currently being made by the natural history unit at National Geographic Television, …

PARIS/CANNES, October 2: Anne Sweeney, the co-chair of Disney Media Networks and president of the Disney-ABC Television Group, will deliver a keynote entitled “The Today and Tomorrow of TV and The New Entertainment Consumer” on the first day of MIPCOM …

MUNICH, October 2: Mediaset has picked up a further 100 episodes of Bavaria Media Television’s hit telenovela Storm Of Love for broadcast on Canale 5. Broadcast as Tempesta d’Amore, the show is currently one of the most popular afternoon programs …

ENGLEWOOD/NEWARK, October 2: Liberty Media Corporation has completed the final stage of its acquisition of IDT Entertainment. Liberty has taken control of the Australian and Canadian operations after assuming responsibility for the American and British operations in August. IDT Entertainment …

LONDON, October 2: Sky Travel in the U.K. has picked up the rights to All3Media International’s The Lion Man, about Craig Busch and his Zion Wildlife Gardens in New Zealand. Zion Wildlife Gardens is home to 14 Barbary Lions, seven …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 2: According to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), movie piracy costs the U.S. economy about $20.5 billion per year in lost wages, tax revenues and earnings. The report, entitled The True Cost of Motion Picture Piracy …

LONDON, October 2: Rights Tracker, which offers rights management software to distributors, has added 3DD Entertainment to its client list. This deal sees 3DD acquiring Rights Tracker’s management services range. It encompasses program maintenance, contract processing, reporting, client management, screener …