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MUMBAI, July 28: The Indian consumer goods company Hindustan Lever is working with the entertainment channel Star Plus and Endemol India for a new reality show that scours the country for talented 5-to-14 year olds. Rin Mera Star Super Star …

MONTREAL, July 28: The National Film Board of Canada (NFB), the Ministry of Culture of Brazil and the Brazilian Producers' Association have joined forces for a C$100,000 development fund for Canadian and Brazilian documentary and animation co-productions. The fund is …

NEW YORK, July 28: BBC Worldwide Americas will hold its BBC Showcase Latin America for the third year, with the event slated to take place at the JW Marriot Hotel in Rio de Janeiro from September 17 to 19. Targeting …

LOS ANGELES, July 28: Beginning next month, The MGM Channel will be broadcast across sub-Saharan Africa via the DTH platform My TV. Bruce Tuchman, the executive VP of MGM Networks, noted, “This agreement represents a very positive development for us …

LONDON, July 28: British outfit Zig Zag Productions has delivered to Five a documentary about people who choose to be cryonically preserved in the hopes of being brought back to life in the future. Five will air the special, Death …

SHERMAN OAKS, July 27: GRB Entertainment has announced two promotions and one new hire in its international sales division following Gavin Reardon’s exit from the company. Marielle Zuccarelli has been promoted to senior VP of international sales from her current …

TOKYO, July 27: Sony Corporation has emerged from Q1 2005’s loss of 7.3 billion yen ($63.2 million) to post a profit of 32.3 billion yen ($281 million) in the second quarter of this year, on revenues of 1,744.2 billion yen …

PARIS, July 27: Todd Wagner, the founder and CEO of 2929 Entertainment—whose holdings include the HDNet channels in the U.S.—will deliver the Digital Media Distribution keynote at MIPCOM. Wagner’s presentation, Rethinking Hollywood, will take place on October 10. Wagner will …

LOS ANGELES, July 27: The TiVo service and ABC’s online streaming video player will take home Emmys for Outstanding Achievement for Interactive Television at the Creative Arts Awards on August 19. The winners were announced today by the Academy of …

PHILADELPHIA, July 27: Record subscriber growth at Comcast Corporation contributed to an 11-percent increase in revenues to $6.2 billion for the second quarter. Operating income, meanwhile, was up 17 percent to $1.2 billion. Net income rose from $430 million to …