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LOS ANGELES, June 21: Lifetime has ordered a two-hour special from the producers of Laguna Beach about four twenty-something women taking part in a karaoke competition in Southern California. Go Go Luckey Productions, the team behind MTV’s Laguna Beach and …

TORONTO/NEW YORK, June 21: Peace Arch Entertainment Group is further expanding its television activities, entering into a production and distribution deal with RHI Entertainment Distribution (formerly Hallmark Entertainment Distribution) for six new TV movies. Under the terms of the agreement, …

SYDNEY, June 21: TNT Broadcasting Network in Russia is set to produce a local version of Southern Star International’s lifestyle/reality format The Block. Dan Berbridge, executive producer at TNT Broadcasting Network, commented, “This type of series fits perfectly with TNT’s …

HONG KONG, June 21: Animax Asia has entered into a long-term output deal with the Japanese animation studio GONZO, whose credits include Samurai 7, The Count of Monte Cristo, and Hellsing. “We are delighted to have a strong partner like …

LONDON, June 21: British animation outfit Cosgrove Hall Films has been tapped by the BBC to recreate two of the more than 100 Doctor Who episodes missing from its archives, in advance of a planned DVD release in November of …

VANCOUVER, June 21: Cartoon Network has scooped up Nerd Corps’ Storm Hawks for the U.S., U.K., France and Latin America, with MGM taking North American merchandising rights and select TV and video rights and Spin Master coming on board as …

TORONTO, June 21: Canada’s Cuppa Coffee Studios is working with E! Entertainment Television in the U.S. on a stop-frame animation tentatively titled Starveillance. Created by Eric Fogel, the creator of Celebrity Deathmatch, the show promises a unique look at celebrities. …

NEW YORK, June 21: A PricewaterhouseCoopers report released today predicts that the global media and entertainment industry will rise at a 6.6 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to $1.8 trillion in 2010. PricewaterhouseCoopers' Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2006-2010 …

LOS ANGELES, June 21: The gay/lesbian network programming service here! is currently developing a new television movie, In the Name of Love, co-written by Chastity Bono and Garth Belcon. The film tells the tale of an influential Hollywood lesbian who …

LOS ANGELES/MEXICO CITY, June 21: The Televisa-led consortium of investors looking to acquire U.S. Hispanic broadcaster Univision missed THE bid deadline, the New York Times reports, in part because Carlyle Group dropped out at the last minute in a dispute …