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PARIS, October 4: Ed Galton, the executive VP of business development at Xilam, tells World Screen Newsflash about the company’s two new properties for MIPCOM: Rintindumb and Rahan, Son of the Dark Age. Rintindumb is made up of 75 1 …

MEXICO CITY, October 4: TV Azteca is standing by its decision to shut down production on the new Telemundo reality show Quinceañera at the end of last month, as part of its legal dispute with the production company Nostromo, and …

NEW YORK, October 4: Lightworks Program Distribution has lined up relationships with Daro Film Distribution, GA & A, JC Media, Peace Arch Television and Vision Plus Entertainment to complement its worldwide distribution activities on key titles like Michael Apted's Being …

STUDIO CITY, October 4: Crown Media Holdings, parent company of Hallmark Channel in the U.S., has tapped former Court TV chairman Henry Schleiff as president and CEO, succeeding David Evans, who stepped down in May. Schleiff will join Crown Media …

TORONTO, October 4: Disney Channel in the U.S. has acquired the first season of This is Emily Yeung from marblemedia distribution for its Playhouse Disney preschool block. The series is a spin off of This is Daniel Cook, which also …

BUENOS AIRES, October 4: On Monday, October 9, the FoxLife channel in Latin America, which targets women aged 18 to 49, will launch Baby TV, a block of programming exclusively for children under the age of 3. The first of …

STOCKHOLM/ISTANBUL, October 4: Sparks Network has added a new member to its worldwide format organization: Ay Yapim in Turkey. Ay Yapim is the holding company of a production outfit and a distribution outfit with Tara Film and Primareplik, as well …

NEW YORK, October 4: The first episode of TV Land’s new original series I Pity the Fool, a Lionsgate production, will premiere exclusively on Yahoo! TV tomorrow, a week before its television launch. The show, featuring the classic 1980s television …

TORONTO, October 4: DECODE Entertainment has secured a range of deals in Latin America on its key animated and live-action titles, including the Aardman Animations co-production Planet Sketch. Mexican network Canal Once picked up Planet Sketch as well as the …

NEW YORK, October 4: Nickelodeon has launched TurboNick 2.0, a new version of its broadband video platform featuring continuous video streaming, customized play lists, content in multiple languages and the ability to search the Nickelodeon content library. Soft launched last …