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LONDON, August 28: TG4 in Ireland has joined the BBC in pre-buying RocketBoy & Toro, a new animated series that Indigo Film & Television will be launching at MIPCOM Junior. The show, scheduled for delivery in early 2008, is aimed …

LOS ANGELES, August 28: BabyFirstTV, a premium channel in the U.S. featuring content for babies and toddlers, is launching a new daily strip on parenting called ParentsFirst. The new series features tips and advice on parenting topics. It will air …

TEL AVIV, August 28: Israeli production company Gil Productions has received two entertainment format commissions from Keshet, including a local adaptation of Endemol’s Take It or Leave It. In addition to the Endemol game show, Gil will adapt September Films' …

PALISADES PARK, August 28: Alfred Haber Distribution has secured the international distribution rights to the Ultimate Blackjack Tour, launching on the CBS Sports block next month. The first season of 10×1-hour episodes premieres September 16 on CBS. The network has …

HONG KONG, August 28: Buena Vista International Television–Asia Pacific (BVITV-AP) has appointed Alistair Jennings to the role of sales director for Australia and New Zealand, where he succeeds Greg Johnson, who was recently promoted to VP of sales for the …

LOS ANGELES, August 28: HBO and NBC were the big winners at the Primetime Emmys last night, which crowned FOX’s 24 as best drama, NBC’s The Office as best comedy, the HBO/Channel 4 co-production Elizabeth I as best mini-series, and …

ENGLEWOOD, August 28: EchoStar Communications Corporation will shell out $100 million to settle its nine-year litigation with the ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox affiliate associations. Under terms of the settlement, EchoStar will expand its local network channel service from approximately …

EDINBURGH, August 28: Delivering the MacTaggart lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival over the weekend, outgoing ITV chief executive Charles Allen attacked Channel 4, saying that the broadcaster, which won the festival’s best terrestrial channel award, should “grow …

ALVISO, August 28: A Texas District Court has issued a stay on EchoStar’s patent infringement suit against DVR pioneer TiVo and electronics company Humax USA. The stay, issued July 14 and now final, is in effect until the U.S. Patent …

PARIS/LONDON, August 28: Sony Pictures Television International’s two new AXN-branded channels have begun broadcasting off the Eutelsat W2 satellite in Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary. AXN Crime and AXN Sci-Fi broadcast 18 hours a day with soundtracks available in Bulgarian, …