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SYDNEY/LONDON, July 25: The BBC has picked up the science series Mythbusters from Beyond Distribution for launch on BBC Two this week. Produced by Beyond Productions, the 71×1-hour show features two Hollywood special effects experts testing universal “urban myths”—if you …

CHATSWORTH, July 25: Image Entertainment has signed a worldwide distribution agreement with R&B star R. Kelly for his first live concert DVD. The deal also grants Image exclusive digital video distribution rights to the performance. Image will co-produce and distribute …

NEW YORK, July 25: In an interview with Charlie Rose, AOL co-founder Steve Case apologized for the Internet company’s 2001 merger with Time Warner. Case, who was ousted as chairman of then AOL Time Warner in 2003 and left the …

MUMBAI/BURBANK, July 25: The Walt Disney Company has entered into a deal to acquire the Indian kids’ network Hungama TV, and is taking a stake in Hungama’s current owner, Indian media company UTV Software Communications. Launched in September 2004, Hungama …

PARIS, July 25: Richard Parsons, Time Warner’s chairman and CEO, has been named Personality of the Year for MIPCOM 2006. Parsons will receive the award on October 11 at a gala dinner during MIPCOM, which runs from October 9 to …

NEW YORK/LONDON, July 24: Twenty-five MTV channels reaching 90 countries from Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East will air the Global MTV VMA'06 Video Diary Competition beginning this week, offering worldwide viewers a chance …

SAN DIEGO, July 24: The animation division at BET Networks is working with Vin Diesel’s One Race Productions to produce an animated series inspired by the life of Hannibal of Carthage. Hannibal the Conqueror will span the life of Hannibal, …

NORWALK/STOCKHOLM, July 24: CABLEready has entered into its first-ever international output deal, inking an agreement with the Swedish documentary channel TV4 Fakta. The package includes Phobia (13×30) and San Quentin Unlocked, a special on one of California’s most crowded and …

TORONTO, July 24: World Wrestling Entertainment’s new series Extreme Championship Wrestling, which launched on SCI FI Channel in the U.S. last month, is set to launch in Canada on Global Television Network on August 11. The series will air at …

TORONTO/LONDON, July 24: Zonemedia’s Zone Reality channel has picked up the rights to the feature documentary Cracked Not Broken from Canadian producer/distributor Open Door. Set to air on Zone Reality in the U.K. today, the film from Paul Perrier and …