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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 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 …

LONDON, August 17: British independent Seven Stones Media has been asked by BBC Two to create a 10×30-minute prime-time version of its daytime series Return to Tuscany. The show will run in a 7 p.m. slot, beginning this fall. Sold …

LONDON, August 17: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has announced several new appointments as it looks to boost its home entertainment and archive sales businesses. David Bealing has been appointed to the newly created position of commercial director, home entertainment. In this …

MINNEAPOLIS, August 17: Navarre Corporation, the parent company of FUNimation Entertainment, has appointed Marvin Gleicher as VP of DVD content acquisition, effective immediately. Gleicher will have primary responsibility for acquiring and marketing DVD entertainment content for the company’s distribution segment …

NEW YORK, August 17: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who embarked on an aggressive mission to restructure Time Warner early this year, is forming a new fund for the sole purpose of investing in the media conglomerate, according to the New …