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HONG KONG, September 25: The STAR subsidiary Fortune Star Entertainment has begun production on a new high-definition feature film Dead Air, from acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Teddy Chen, for broadcast across Asia on the Star Chinese Movies channel. “We’re excited …

ATLANTA, September 25: Boomerang will launch a new weekly franchise, No Undies Mondays, that pays tribute to classic “pants-less” cartoon characters. Starting Monday, October 9, from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Boomerang, Cartoon Network's commercial-free animation network, will feature classic …

LOS ANGELES, September 25: Entertainment Asia Network (EAN) will present the Asia Pacific Entertainment and Media Summit 2006 for the first time in Los Angeles on November 6 and 7. EAN, a market research company that specializes in the rapidly …

NEW YORK, September 25: Michael R. Oesterlin has been promoted to senior VP of international sales for RHI Entertainment (formerly Hallmark Entertainment). Most recently, Oesterlin served as VP of international sales at RHI Entertainment’s London offices, where he was responsible …

LONDON, September 25: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has promoted Mark Newton to executive VP for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific at FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide (FLW). In this new role, Newton expands his remit to manage FremantleMedia’s ancillary …

MONTREAL, September 25: Distraction has promoted Sarah Coursey to European sales manager, with a mandate to generate new business in her current territories and supervise the European sales team. Based in London, Coursey will report directly to the Montreal office. …

NEW YORK/PARIS, September 25: For the second year in a row, the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and Reed MIDEM will present the International Interactive Emmy Awards and a Pioneer Prize during next year’s MIPTV. The event will …

NEW YORK, September 25: Viacom is reducing the cash salary and bonus of its executive chairman and controlling shareholder, Sumner Redstone, linking most of his compensation to the performance of the company’s stock. Viacom’s president and chief executive, Philippe P. …

LONDON, September 25: The premiere of High School Musical on Disney Channel UK on Friday shored up more than 1 million viewers, delivering a 12.3-percent share of kids’ aged 4 to 15 over its four telecasts on Disney Channel and …

ENGLEWOOD/CULVER CITY, September 25: Starz Entertainment has reached an agreement with Sony Pictures Television for more than 500 titles that it will be able to offer across its 16 linear channels, as well as on its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) offerings …