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NEW YORK, September 21: Despite increasing competition from new media platforms and devices, such as iPods and streaming video, television viewing is on the rise in the U.S., according to Nielsen Media Research. During the 2005-2006 television year, which ended …

TORONTO, September 21: Portfolio Entertainment has promoted Aron Dunn to the position of manager of creative development. Dunn joined Portfolio Entertainment in January as a development executive. In his new role, he will oversee the acquisition of new intellectual properties …

NORWALK, September 21: CABLEready has sold its real-crime investigation series Accident Investigator to Hungary and the Czech Republic’s Spektrum Channel, Sweden’s TV4 Fakta, and Thailand’s UBC. The host of the show, Rusty Haight, entered the Guinness Book of World Records …

LOS ANGELES, September 21: Gary Scott Thompson, the creator of the NBC drama Las Vegas, is working on two new dramas, one for CBS and the other for NBC. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Protect and Serve for CBS is …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: Farrell Meisel is reinstating his consultancy firm, FMI Media Group. From 1997 to 2001, as principal in the FMI Media Group, Meisel represented clients in various international markets focusing on general management, strategic planning, advertising sales, …

LONDON, September 20: BBC Worldwide has appointed Matt Forde as director of investment of the content and production division. Forde, formerly head of commercial development at Independents, part of BBC Worldwide’s Indie Unit, will manage the relationship between BBC Worldwide …

CHARLOTTE, September 20: Danger Rangers, a safety-themed series for school-age children, will launch on public television stations across the U.S. in October. The first 13 episodes of this comedy-adventure animated series produced by Educational Adventures will debut on public television …

LOS ANGELES, September 20: HBO has renewed its Emmy-award winning comedy series Entourage for a fourth season. 34 episodes of the series have aired to date, eight more from season three will debut early in 2007, and the fourth season …

RIO DE JANEIRO, September 20: Starting October 1, TV Globo International (TVGI) will be distributed as an “a-la-carte” premium channel on DIRECTV in Argentina. The switch to premium status in Argentina comes after similar moves in Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Peru …

NEW YORK, September 20: MTVN Kids and Family Group is making its new Mr. Meaty series available on iTunes prior to the show’s September 22 premiere on Nickelodeon. Mr. Meaty is Nickelodeon’s absurd new comedy/puppet series set in a mall …