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| NBCU Acquires Brit Producer |
| LONDON, August 20: As part of its efforts to ramp up its international production activities, NBC Universal is acquiring the British outfit Carnival Film & Television, whose credits include the hit BBC series Hotel Babylon. |
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| ESPN Eyes 2014, 2016 Olympic Games |
| NEW YORK, August 20: ESPN has plans to bid for the television rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympics, and would carry more live coverage, regardless of the time zone, than NBC traditionally has done. |
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| Comcast Signs New Partnership with Ryan Seacrest |
| LOS ANGELES, August 20: Comcast Entertainment Group has secured a new multi-year deal that expands Ryan Seacrest’s television and new-media production business across its family of networks via Ryan Seacrest Productions. |
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| ABC Plans Supernanny Spin-Off |
| LOS ANGELES, August 20: A spin-off of the positive-parenting series Supernanny is in the works, and ABC plans to air a pilot episode this fall. |
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| ITV in Deal for Brit Version of Paris Hilton Series |
| LONDON/SANTA MONICA, August 20: In a deal with Lionsgate, ITV2 will create a British edition of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, in addition to licensing the original American version, set to air on MTV in the U.S. |
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| Virgin1 to Air New Reality Programming |
| LONDON, August 20: Virgin1 has picked up the new U.S. series I Want to Work for Diddy, featuring entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, to air in its prime-time lineup along with The Prisoner: X. |
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| Nick Jr. to Roll Out Fifth Season of Dora |
| NEW YORK, August 20: Nick Jr. will premiere the fifth season of Dora the Explorer with a week-long celebration that includes new episodes airing daily from September 15 to 18 at 10:30 a.m. |
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| ¡Sorpresa! Brings Chilean Tween Novela to U.S. |
| NEW YORK, August 20: Karkú, a Chilean live-action tween telenovela series, is set to debut on the U.S. Spanish-language children’s network ¡Sorpresa! on August 25 at 9 p.m. |
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| 4Kids Secures Deals for New Ninja Turtles Series |
| NEW YORK, August 20: 4Kids Entertainment has completed deals with several broadcasters, including CITV, for a new series based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2009. |
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| New Smurfs DVD Set for October Release |
| BURBANK, August 20: To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic Smurfs franchise this year, Warner Home Video will release The Smurfs: Season One, Volume Two on DVD on October 7. |
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| KaBOOM!, qubo Team Up for Playful City USA Initiative |
| NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, D.C., August 20: KaBOOM!, a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to bringing play back into children’s lives, and multiplatform kids’ service qubo have formed an official partnership that will help honor communities that make play a priority.
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| Fox Reality, Target in Distribution Partnership |
| LOS ANGELES, August 20: Fox Reality Channel has named Target Entertainment as it distribution partner for the celebrity competition series Gimme My Reality Show! to license the show’s format and finished episodes worldwide. |
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| ABC Studios Names New Creative Chief |
| BURBANK, August 20: ABC Studios has named Barry Jossen as its executive VP of creative, succeeding Julia Franz, who announced her intention to step down in April. |
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| Sales Restructure at Telefe |
| BUENOS AIRES, August 20: Michelle Wasserman is assuming a new role at Telefe International overseeing finished program and format sales, with Gonzalo Cilley exiting to work on his own TV projects. |
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| MTV Japan Names Digital Media Chief |
| TOKYO, August 20: Paul Greenberg is joining MTV Japan from Napster to take on the position of VP and general manager of digital media, effective immediately. |
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| CHANNEL PROFILES |
| Nickelodeon Arabia | | The pan-regional Middle Eastern children's channel features a mix of international content, dubbed or subtitled in Arabic, and original local productions. | 
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| | Body in Balance | | The healthy living lifestyle channel is dedicated to providing instructional and informative programming on staying fit and living well. | 
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| VIEWPOINT |
| Reflections on 1968 |
| On the 40th anniversary of the death of Robert F. Kennedy, Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen, takes a look back at the tumultuous year that was 1968. |
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| A New Way of Seeing |
| A note from the editor, Anna Carugati. |
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