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This year’s Hot Docs festival has released its list of special guests. Former Los Angeles DA Gil Garcetti, sports journalist Robert Lipsyte, activist Gil Won-Ok and Director of Korean (…)

CNN has completed new HD broadcasting facilities with an updated, hi-tech studio in Abu Dhabi, the networks’ Middle Eastern hub. The facility, which opened in 2009, is home to CNN’s (…)

Family entertainment network UP TV has picked up critically acclaimed drama series Parenthood. Set to premiere on Memorial Day (May 30), the series follows four grown siblings who experience (…)

The Mark Gordon Company has released details for the television series The Barbary Coast, a throwback drama series that will be directed and co-written by Mel Gibson. The series, which begins (…)

FuboTV has gained 50,000 subscribers as of this month. This makes the multichannel video programming distributor the fastest-growing and one of the largest services of its kind. FuboTV provides (…)

Laura Poitras’ new feature film Risk will make its world debut at the Cannes Film Festival’s 48th Directors’ Fortnight (Quinzaine des Réalisateurs), announced First Look Media today.  The documentary, (…)

The Peabody Awards have released the first group of winners in The Peabody 30, which honors programming in news, radio/podcast, web and public service. The awardees include the investigation of (…)

Sony’s ad-supported streaming network, Crackle, will launch its original programming on Comcast’s cable service, Xfinity on Demand on April 20. Xfinity TV subscribers across platforms will have access to (…)

Semillitas, SomosTV’s kid’s educational animation channel, is set to celebrate Earth Day with a specifically designed program on multiple platforms. In-house productions that deal conservation and recycling issues will (…)

Lagardère Studios Distribution and Arte have secured a deal for Flemish thriller Beau Sejour. Lynn Van Royen stars in the production, produced by deMENSEN for Eén. Van Royan plays (…)