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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
C21 Media is an international publishing company specialising in worldwide television, media, and associated business information.
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| Discovery US consults over UK office closure |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
US-based Discovery Communications is proposing the closure of its UK office and has entered into a 30-day consultation with the three staff that work there.
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| TF1 International for sale |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
French commercial broadcaster TF1 has appointed Rothschild Bank to handle the sale of its audiovisual rights library, theatrical movie distributor and international sales branch, TF1 International.
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| Eqal to premiere LG15 series at NY TV fest |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Lonelygirl15 and KateModern prodco Eqal has unveiled details of its next serial drama, which it will preview at next month's FutureMedia-sponsored New York Television Festival.
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| Perry's Browns head for TBS, syndication |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
US playwright and screenwriter Tyler Perry is reuniting with US cablenet TBS and distributor Debmar-Mercury to launch a new sitcom based on characters from his play and film Meet the Browns.
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| Churchill's Mother exposed on Channel 4 |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
UK pubcaster Channel 4 is to tell the story of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's mother, as part of a High Society season in November focussed on scandals of the upper classes.
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| Mouse man enters Big Brother house |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Disney-ABC distribution top brass Tom Toumazis has entered the Big Brother house, as part of a plan to turn Endemol into a major global distributor in the scripted space.
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| On their way to the Forum... part 4 |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
In its final instalment, C21 Kids takes a look at animation projects that will be seeking finance at Cartoon Forum. This week, the remaining projects from Hungary, Denmark, Portugal and Benelux.
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| Edinburgh TV festival: factual report |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Granny-bangers, dead presidents and a "profoundly depressing" Channel 4 slate... Adam Benzine rounds up the factual highlights from the 33rd annual Edinburgh International TV festival last weekend.
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| Microsoft invests in Move Networks |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Microsoft has made an undisclosed investment in US online TV streaming specialist Move Networks, in a move that follows a strategic partnership between the two in March.
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| Outright forges new relationship with Fox Italy |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
UK distributor Outright has sold a high-volume package of programming to Fox International Channels in Italy and has poached a new marketing manager from music content distributor 3DD.
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| A-list US shows to have Canadian debut |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
English-language Canadian broadcaster A, part of the CTVglobemedia group, has acquired three first-run US series for its upcoming fall season.
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| Primetime Strategies 2008 - SVT - Sweden |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Sweden's pubcaster SVT has launched a major content and ident revamp across its two main terrestrial channels and its thematic children's channel, Barnkanalen, to coincide with the broadcaster's fall season launch.
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| BET commissions its first scripted series |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Viacom's cablenet Black Entertainment Television Networks has commissioned its first original scripted series, based on 2006 indie comedy movie Somebodies.
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| Spike gets political and dangerous |
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Posted at 12:00am Aug 27, 2008
Male-skewing US cablenet Spike TV has teamed up with satirical website Barely Political for a new online series, and with Monster Garage star Jesse James for a new unscripted TV show.
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