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TORONTO, September 12: Corus Entertainment has announced a new organizational structure for its television and content divisions, eliminating about 83 jobs in total. The Corus restructure will see one segment focused on kids and the other focusing on lifestyle, drama …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: John Leguizamo is set to star in the new eight-hour drama series The Kill Pit, which Lionsgate is producing for Spike TV, in association with Mandeville. The Kill Pit goes into production during the first quarter …

CENTENNIAL, September 12: International Networks is teaming with the Eros Group, a leading distributor of Indian movies, to launch a new Bollywood subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service, Bollywood Hits On Demand. The service will launch on September 15 via iN DEMAND …

TORONTO, September 12: Cuppa Coffee’s hit interstitials series Bruno has launched on Cartoon Network Japan as part of a deal with Tokyo-based OLC, which represents the property in Japan. The 50×1-minute series stars a playful little monkey who inspires preschool …

MUNICH, September 12: SevenOne International has sold Keshet Formats’ new relationship-based format Love Lab to Star Channel in Greece, with the first ten episodes set to go into production in October. Star Channel’s managing director, Carlos Alkalai, described the format …

LOS ANGELES, September 12: National Geographic Kids Entertainment (NGKE) and King Rollo Films have partnered with CBeebies to co-produce the original live-action/animated preschool series Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies. CBeebies will also contribute archival footage to complement the resources provided by …

SAN FRANCISCO, September 12: With the launch of a new version of its digital content storefront, iTunes 7, Apple has added more than 75 feature films from Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar, Touchstone Pictures and Miramax Films to its offering, with …

WEST PALM BEACH, September 12: ION Media Networks’ flagship i network, formerly PAX TV, is gearing up to launch the classic Aaron Spelling series Charlie’s Angels, which first made its debut 30 years ago. The series launches on i with …

LOS ANGELES/MOUNTAIN VIEW: September 12: News Corporation is shelling out $188 million for a controlling interest in VeriSign’s Jamba subsidiary, a leading platform for the provision of mobile content. Jamba was founded in 2000 and delivers content in 30 territories, …

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY, September 12: According to the New York Times, Grupo Televisa and a consortium of investors are mulling a new bid of $13 billion for Hispanic broadcaster Univision Communications, which in June approved $12.3-billion offer from private equity …