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CHATSWORTH, August 21: Image Entertainment has signed an exclusive North America distribution agreement with comedy producer Levity Productions, a division of The Levity Entertainment Group. The deal includes the rights to distribute a minimum of 15 new comedy programs over …

LONDON, August 18: Cable subscribers in the U.K. will be able to access a range of interactive services on broadcaster Five, thanks to a deal with Two Way TV. The services include enhanced television applications to accompany Five’s programming, a …

LONDON, August 18: At MIPCOM Junior, Target Entertainment will be offering broadcasters the new 2-D animated series Fluffy Gardens, set to launch on RTE, Cartoon Network UK and ABC in Australia early next year. Target’s kids’ division has taken on …

SYDNEY, August 18: Beyond Distribution has taken on the international distribution rights to Numberjacks, an animated comedy adventure series for preschool children produced by Britain’s Open Mind Productions for the BBC. Beyond Distribution will officially launch the series in October …

EKATERINBURG, August 18: Russian distribution outfit Studio U7 has expanded its catalogue of documentary programs to 1500 hours. Among the companies represented by Studio U7 in the key markets of Russia, Ukraine, the Baltics and CIS countries are Off the …

ENGLEWOOD, August 18: The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington D.C. has temporarily blocked an injunction against EchoStar that would have stopped it from rolling out digital video recorders to its subscribers. The injunction was issued yesterday when a …

NEW YORK, August 18: Time Warner has announced that it will restate its earnings for the years ended 2000 through 2005, and the six months ended June 30, 2006, based on the findings of an independent examiner assigned to look …

TORONTO, August 18: The short Fear and Loathing won the best film award at MTV Networks International’s 48fest film competition, held as part of the International AIDS Conference in Toronto. The 48fest films will be made available for broadcast across …

AUSTIN, August 18: TNT is producing on behalf of MasterCard Worldwide the two-minute short Late: A MasterCard Mini-Drama, premiering this weekend during the cable network’s broadcast of Runaway Jury. The short, which promises to “take viewers on a 2-minute high …

LONDON, August 17: Shares in British cable company NTL were up today on press reports of a potential £10 billion takeover bid by a consortium of private equity firms. According to Reuters, the group is led by Providence Equity with …