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NBC Universal to launch UK Law & Order
NBC Universal is set to launch a local version of legal drama Law & Order…
Creatives Speaking: Two and a Half Men’s Chuck Lorre on changing the face of US comedy
Chuck Lorre is a veteran comedy writer having worked on seminal US sitcoms Roseanne and…
CanWest’s $2.3b Alliance Atlantis deal gets the go-ahead
Broadcast regulator the CRTC has approved CanWest’s takeover of Canadian media company Alliance Atlantis. But…
Europe 2 TV rebranded Virgin 17
Lagardère Active’s French DTT music channel Europe 2 will be rebranded Virgin 17 from the…
Target moves into Film releasing
Target Entertainment, which is building itself into one of the biggest television distributors in the…
Local Australian drama boosted
Australian broadcasters spent nearly 20% more money on local drama programming this year than last….
Peace Arch moves for ContentFilm and Fireworks acquires CBC International
Canada’s Peace Arch Entertainment is in talks to acquire fellow producer/distributor ContentFilm. The two parties…
Strike latest: WGA undeterred by returning shows
US writers’ union the WGA is adamant that the trickle of shows returning to network…
Sandra Carter launching web channels in early 2008
US distributor Sandra Carter Global is teaming with a US advertising agency to launch a…
Telemundo aims for drama boost
Telemundo Internacional, the production and distribution arm of the US Hispanic broadcaster, plans to increase…