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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 …

NEW YORK, September 27: TV Land has secured the exclusive prime-time and overnight rights to all 255 episodes of Twentieth Television's M*A*S*H, beginning in January 2007. The series aired for 11 years on broadcast television in the U.S. and garnered …

NEW YORK, September 27: Broadway Video Enterprises has inked deals that will take NBC’s long-running late-night show Saturday Night Live to Russia and Poland for the first time, bringing the sketch comedy series’ reach to 113 markets. In Poland, the …

LONDON, September 27: Entertainment Rights (ER) has entered into a multi-picture, multi-year agreement with Mattel for the long-term distribution rights to the entire Barbie film franchise. The agreement covers new releases of up to six additional movies, taking the number …

TORONTO, September 27: Shaftesbury Films has begun principal photography on a third season of the award-winning drama series ReGenesis for Showcase, The Movie Network and Movie Central. Production on 13 new episodes will take place in Toronto and Hamilton until …

TORONTO, September 27: Peace Arch Entertainment Group’s home entertainment outfit kaBOOM! Entertainment has acquired the Canadian distribution rights to two productions from Amberwood Entertainment. kaBOOM! has signed a seven-year licensing agreement with Amberwood for the exclusive DVD distribution rights in …

TORONTO, September 27: Breakthrough Entertainment has completed an output deal with Free Dolphin as it looks to place its new TV movies with European broadcasters. Cradle of Lies and The Road to Christmas are the first films included under the …

LOS ANGELES, September 27: Bennett Media Worldwide (BMW) has inked a range of cable and satellite deals in Asia and the Middle East on its slate of high-definition programming. Fox Life in Japan picked up the 14×30-minute The Wild Side, …