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Report Forecasts Gains in Connected TV Market
LONDON, July 23: By the end of this year, there will be 186 million connected TV devices in use around the world, according to a new report, allowing users to access web content directly on the television set.
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Cookie Jar, American Greetings Settle Litigation
CLEVELAND/TORONTO, July 23: Cookie Jar Entertainment has acquired the Strawberry Shortcake and Care Bears properties for $195 million in a deal that settles litigation initiated by American Greetings Properties and enables the completion of the acquisition of DIC Entertainment.
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SingTel Clinches Disney, Warner Bros., Fox Deals
SINGAPORE, July 23: SingTel’s mio TV IPTV platform has clinched agreements with Disney-ABC International Television, Twentieth Century Fox and Warner Bros. International Television Distribution that bring a host of top American series to subscribers as early as a day after their U.S. broadcast.
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Golden Girls Star Passes Away
LOS ANGELES, July 23: Estelle Getty, who played Sophia on The Golden Girls, the hit sitcom that ran on NBC from 1985 to 1992, passed away early yesterday. She was 84.
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Xbox LIVE to Deliver Original Short Films
SAN DIEGO, July 23: Microsoft is continuing to beef up the content offerings available to Xbox users, announcing plans to deliver a set of original, comedic short-film pilots from horror producers.
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Joost Expands to China
LONDON/NEW YORK/BEIJING/HONG KONG, July 23: Joost has aligned with the Chinese media company TOM Group to launch its Internet TV offering in China.
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TV Azteca Releases Second Quarter Results
MEXICO CITY, July 23: Revenues at the Mexican media group TV Azteca rose 6 percent in the second quarter to Ps.2.4 billion ($244.4 million), delivering a net income of Ps.323 million ($32.3 million), reflecting a 44-percent increase.
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Sony Titles Head to New Online Service
BALTIMORE/NEW YORK, July 23: A range of programs from Sony Pictures Television are now available online on TidalTV, including content from The Minisode Network.
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Cartoon Network Announces New Comic Book-Based Movies
ATLANTA, July 23: Cartoon Network has begun developing original animated features based on Image Comics’ Firebreather and Mice Templar, as well as a live-action movie based on IDW Publishing's The Vanishers.
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RHI Preps New Mini-Series for Spike
NEW YORK, July 23: Next month, Spike will present the latest in its Spike Guy Movies strand with RHI Entertainment’s Kung Fu Killer, featuring Kill Bill stars David Carradine and Daryl Hannah.
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SPTI Secures New Markets for Dragons’ Den
LONDON, July 23: Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has notched up additional deals for Dragons’ Den, licensing the format into Ireland, Sweden and the Czech Republic.
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Hasbro Set to Release New Star Wars Toys
PAWTUCKET, July 23: Hasbro will launch a toy line on July 26 for the new animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in addition to other items for the franchise, including a Millennium Falcon toy, action figures and a lightsaber.
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New Comedy Web Series to Debut on Crackle
CULVER CITY, July 23: Saturday Night Live’s Seth Meyers, Bill Hader and Simon Rich have created and are starring in a new original web series, The Line, which will launch on Crackle.com.
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Production Begins on New Season of Murdoch Mysteries
TORONTO, July 23: Shaftesbury Films has begun production on season two of its one-hour drama series Murdoch Mysteries, which will premiere in spring 2009 on Citytv.
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The Block Set for Israeli Treatment
SYDNEY, July 23: Israel 10 has acquired the rights to produce a local version of Southern Star International’s hit reality series The Block.
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Beyond to Distribute Factual Programming From Debbie Travis Group
SYDNEY, July 23: Beyond Distribution will be the worldwide distributor of a factual programming lineup from the Debbie Travis Group that will be launched at MIPCOM.
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Distraction Scores New Sales
MONTREAL, July 23: Distraction has secured sales for five of its formats, including a deal for The Next Great Leader in the Middle East.
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Movie-Review Program Gets New Hosts, Additional Segments
BURBANK, July 23: On the heels of famed critics Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper exiting their roles as reviewers for the syndicated series At The Movies, two new hosts have been named for the weekly program: Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.
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Robot Chicken Star Wars Special to Air in November
ATLANTA, July 23: Adult Swim’s Robot Chicken will premiere a new Star Wars-themed special this fall as a follow up to last year’s Emmy-nominated Robot Chicken: Star Wars.
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Nat Geo Launches Gaming Site
SEATTLE, July 23: National Geographic Channel (NGC) is launching a new online game site, which will feature the debut of the real-time simulation game “Habitat Rescue! With National Geographic Channel,” created in partnership with RealNetworks.
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BBC Worldwide Adds New Licensee for In the Night Garden
LONDON, July 23: BBC Worldwide has entered into a licensing deal with VTech for a line of electronic learning aids based on In the Night Garden.
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Zoo Games to Develop Wii Game for Deal or No Deal
SICKLERVILLE, July 23: Zoo Games will develop a Nintendo Wii video game to be released in November based on the Endemol franchise Deal or No Deal.
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C4i Secures Broadcasters for Undercover In Tibet
LONDON, July 23: Digital Rights Group-owned C4i has completed deals with 15 broadcasters for the documentary Undercover In Tibet.
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Sesame Tree Finds Home on BBC Two, CBeebies
LONDON, July 23: Sesame Tree, Northern Ireland’s version of Sesame Street, began airing this week in the U.K. on BBC Two and will premiere on CBeebies on August 4.
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MyToons Secures Venture Funding
LOS ANGELES, July 23: Online animation outfit MyToons has completed its second round of funding led by Syncom Venture Partners and Barshop Ventures, supporting the company’s continued growth.
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Management Changes at Corus
TORONTO, July 23: Corus Entertainment has announced a management reshuffle, with Scott Dyer becoming chief technology officer and Doug Murphy taking on responsibility for the company’s kids’ networks.
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