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SANTA MONICA, September 12: Lionsgate has sent a letter to stockholders of the home entertainment outfit Image Entertainment, in which it holds a 19 percent stake, urging them to replace six board members. Lionsgate last year made a bid to …

HOLLYWOOD, September 12: CBS Paramount International Television has entered into an agreement with Global Village Media Group Worldwide to produce and distribute a Chinese version of America’s Next Top Model. Mojo Mediaworks, the Chinese subsidiary of Global Village Media Group …

PARIS, September 12: MIPCOM Junior, now in its 14th year, will tackle issues such as multiplatform content, licensing and merchandising and programming strategies, and will feature a discussion between DIC Entertainment's chairman and CEO, Andy Heyward, and Toper Taylor, the …

LONDON, September 11: On the fifth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, British factual distributor MercuryMedia has announced a slew of deals on two documentaries that take a controversial look at the events of the day. 9/11 Press …

BURBANK, September 11: DIC Entertainment is working with the non-profit Western Justice Center Foundation (WJCF) to develop a series of public-service announcements as well as content that teaches kids about conflict resolution. DIC and WJCF began their collaboration on an …

FORT WORTH, September 11: Navarre Corporation’s FUNimation Entertainment has doubled the content on its syndicated anime block to four hours. CoLours TV Network, dedicated to multicultural programming and multi-ethnic issues, is the first broadcaster to sign up for the extended …

STOCKHOLM, September 10: TV4 Sweden has commissioned Talpa Scandinavia to produce the new reality format The New World for this fall. Set to run over an eight-week period, beginning in October, individuals from opposite ends of society will be stuck …

LONDON, September 11: Entertainment Rights has inked a range of broadcast and home entertainment deals on its stable of kids’ brands, including Postman Pat and content from the Filmation Library. ORF is among the broadcasters on board for Postman Pat, …

VIENNA, September 11: ORF has announced a slew of licensing deals on the first interview conducted with Natascha Kampusch, who was held captive for eight years before finally managing to break free at the end of August. Abducted when she …

LONDON, September 11: 12 Yard Productions has licensed its flagship quiz show Eggheads, produced for BBC Two, to Challenge in the U.K. The Flextech-owned network has already begun airing episodes from the first two seasons acquired—a total of 60 episodes. …