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LOS ANGELES, July 6: HBO yet again led the Primetime Emmy nominations with 95 nods in total for titles such as Elizabeth I and The Sopranos, while FOX’s 24 came up with the most nominations for a TV series. ABC’s …

LONDON, July 6: J.J. Abrams’ new ABC series Six Degrees, distributed by Buena Vista International Television, is to become the first American show to air in a prime-time slot on ITV1 in nine years. The show, which will also broadcast …

LONDON, July 6: FremantleMedia is combining its worldwide drama and worldwide entertainment divisions to form FremantleMedia Creative Networks, which will be headed up by Gary Carter. As president of the new division, Carter will build on FremantleMedia’s drama and entertainment …

WEST PALM BEACH /CULVER CITY, July 6: ION Media Networks has picked up a slate of classic TV series as well as a selection of feature films from Sony Pictures Television for its flagship i television network, available in 90 …

NEW YORK, July 6: David Evans, who stepped down as the head of Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of Hallmark Channel U.S., last month, is joining the Halmis’ RHI Entertainment to spearhead the company’s new media and channel development. …

SYDNEY, July 6: Gulf/Showtime in the Middle East has renewed its license for Southern Star International’s hit Australian soap Home and Away. The renewal covers seasons 18 through 21 for Showtime’s TV Land channel. “This acquisition has enabled us to …

AMSTERDAM, July 6: Off the Fence and Paris-based Bonne Pioche, the producers of March of the Penguins, have entered into a co-production partnership that kicks off with the one-hour documentary The Mole. Utilizing interviews with scientists from France, Germany, Portugal …

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, July 6: STAR and MediaCorp Studios have entered into a co-production deal for Angel Lover, an HD drama series that will air in Taiwan and Singapore. The 40-episode love story will air on STAR Chinese Channel in Taiwan …

HARRINGTON PARK, July 6: Janson Media will distribute two mountain-themed documentaries from British producer Slackjaw Film: Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke and Meltdown: In the Shadow of Nepal’s Lost Glaciers. Kilimanjaro: Going For Broke explores the lives of four climbers suffering …

UNTERFOEHRING, July 6: France’s CTI Chaulnes Textiles Industries has reached a deal with EM.Entertainment to develop bedding, pillow cases, hand towels and bath robes, among other products in the home textiles category, based on Tabaluga, which celebrates its ten-year anniversary …