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LONDON, September 28: British independent Shed Productions, producers of Footballers Wives, has acquired London-based distributor Screentime Partners. According to published reports, Shed is shelling out £2 million in cash for Screentime Partners, with a further £1 million dependent on Screentime's …

MUMBAI, September 28: On October 8, Disney Channel in India will launch its first original live-action series in Hindi, Vicky Aur Vetaal. The comedy series features the antics of two unlikely heroes and is a modern-day spin-off of an ancient …

BURBANK, September 28: Endemol USA’s 1 vs 100 game show begins its five-week run on NBC on Friday, October 13 at 9 p.m. with Bob Saget as its host. The game show will follow an original episode of Deal or …

MUNICH, August 28: SevenOne International is teaming with Singaporean-based distributor 6-6-8 to roll out local call-TV windows based on its interactive quiz station 9Live across Southeast Asia. 6-6-8 will distribute 9Live and produce the interactive quiz shows for the region. …

LONDON, September 28: As part of its foray into kids’ programming, Parthenon Entertainment has appointed Karina Stanford-Smith as head of children’s production. With Parthenon now managing S4Ci’s existing catalogue of kids’ programming, alongside new projects, the company currently has a …

NEW YORK/SANTA CLARA, September 28: NBC Universal and Intel today announced the launch of the NBC "VIP Access" online service that will provide on-demand broadband-delivered entertainment content for free to consumers with Intel Viiv technology-based PCs and Centrino mobile technology-based …

CANNES, September 27: On October 7, the weekend before MIPCOM begins, executives from Telefe International, Grundy UFA, RCN Television and Dori Media will take part in panel discussion, to be moderated by Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World …

TORONTO, September 27: Alliance Atlantis Communications has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to terminate the U.S. registration of its class B non-voting shares. The company expects its de-registration in the U.S. to be effective 90 days from …

PARIS, September 27: MIPCOM has announced the 23 nominations and ten special mentions for its Mobile TV Screenings & Awards, with the winners to be announced at a ceremony in Cannes on October 11. Sponsored by Orange, Ericsson and the …

SINGAPORE, September 27: FOX International Channels (FIC) is launching the FOX Crime network in Singapore on October 2 on StarHub, marking the crime, suspense and mystery network’s first carriage deal outside of Europe. The channel features a mix of factual …