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EDINBURGH, August 1: At this month’s Edinburgh Television Festival, the New Season Showcase is set to feature Aaron Sorkin’s new drama for NBC, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, as well as the big-budget documentary series Planet Earth and the …

SANTA MONICA/VANCOUVER, August 1: Sean and Bryan Furst of Furst Films, whose credits include The Matador and The Cooler, have entered into a first-look television deal with Lionsgate to develop and produce titles for broadcast and cable. Development is already …

EMERYVILLE/TORONTO, August 1: MobiTV has reached a deal to add four CHUM channels, including MuchMusic, to its mobile television service in Canada. “CHUM’s content is perfectly suited for MobiTV Canada’s viewers, who can tune in live anytime, anywhere to catch …

LOS ANGELES, August 1: PorchLight Entertainment is working with the Chicago-based outfit Eat Your Lunch for Freaky Frankenbike Patrol, a new animated series geared to kids aged 6 to 11. PorchLight has the worldwide broadcast, home video, licensing and merchandising …

GLENDALE, August 1: In advance of the November release of their new feature Flushed Away, DreamWorks Animation and Aardman Features have joined forces with Mark Burnett and AOL for an online game inspired by the film. In early October, "'Flushed …

SINGAPORE, August 1: The Asian Food Channel has expanded its distribution beyond Hong Kong and Singapore, securing carriage in Indonesia on the basic package from cable platform Indovision. The 24-hour cable network on Asian cuisine was first launched in July …

BURBANK, August 1: The Radio Disney Network will become part of the Disney-ABC Television Group and will be managed by Rich Ross, the president of Disney Channel Worldwide. Jean-Paul Colaco, previously president and GM of Radio Disney, is taking on …

HAMILTON, August 1: Central European Media Enterprises has extended CEO Michael Garin’s contract for a further two years, to January 31, 2010. Ronald Lauder, the chairman of CME, noted, “Michael and his management team have delivered record results over last …

RIO DE JANEIRO, August 1: Globo TV International has named Raphael Correa Netto as its new sales director following Helena Bernardi’s decision to step down as director of marketing and sales at the company. Netto, reporting directly to Globo TV …

MIAMI, August 1: Sony Pictures Television International has promoted Klaudia Bermudez-Key to senior VP and general manager of advertising sales for Latin America. Based in Miami, Bermudez-Key reports to both Andy Kaplan, SPTI’s president of international networks, and T.C. Schultz, …