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LOS ANGELES, October 25: MarVista Entertainment is coming to the AFM with 15 movies, headlined by The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang, the acquisition of which marks the company’s move into theatrical features. Screening for the first time for international buyers at …

BURBANK, October 25: NBC is moving its new comedy 30 Rock to Thursday nights and is bringing Scrubs back to the schedule, forming a two-hour block of sitcoms with the hits My Name is Earl and The Office. The reshuffle …

BUENOS AIRES/LONDON, October 25: Dori Media Distribution fared well with its new novela Sos mi vida at MIPCOM, securing deals across Eastern Europe, as well as in a number of other markets. The show has been sold to Kanal D …

MIAMI, October 25: Telemundo has resumed production on its reality show Quinceañera, which was shut down in Mexico last month by TV Azteca, who has been engaged in a legal dispute with the series’ producers, Nostromo América. Telemundo has built …

LONDON/NEW YORK, October 25: Over the past 12 months, Sally Miles’ iD Distribution has secured deals across the Asia-Pacific region on 170 hours of programming from Rainbow Media’s stable of 15 VOOM HD brands. Deals include China's CCTV HD’s acquisition …

STOCKHOLM, October 25: Modern Times Group’s third quarter revenues rose 24 percent to SEK 2,280 million ($311 million), the company announced today, with net profit more than doubling to SEK 529 million ($72 million). The quarter, in which MTG expanded …

VANCOUVER, October 25: Omni Film Productions was given the greenlight for several productions this week, including two shows for CBC: a one-hour pilot for the family series Left Coast and the two-hour documentary special West Coast Tsunami. Omni also received …

AMSTERDAM/PRAGUE, October 24: T-Mobile Czech Republic is working with Gemalto, digital security specialists, to pilot a mobile TV service. During the two-month trial phase, T-Mobile Czech Republic subscribers will have access to mobile TV and interactive services. Commercial launch is …

SYDNEY, October 24: Network Ten has reached a deal with Endemol Southern Star (ESS) for a seventh season of Big Brother for launch on the Australian broadcaster next year. TEN’s CEO, Grant Blackley, referred to the long-running reality hit as …

NEW YORK, October 24: Nickelodeon's 24-hour animation channel, Nicktoons Network, has added a range of its original content to the iTunes Store, including Skyland, which doesn’t premiere on the network until November. Beginning today, four episodes of Skyland will be …