BRISTOL/LONDON, July 14: Parthenon Media Group has offered up financial backing to 422 South, a Bristol-based CGI animation and visual effects studio.

LOS ANGELES, July 14: The 12-hour drama series Titanic: The Untold Story of How it All Began is a new project from The DeAngelis Group (DAP) in association with RAI, The Fremantle Corporation, Future Films UK, Play Productions France, the Irish Film Authority and Wilshire Films USA, to be delivered in time for the 100th anniversary of the ship's maiden voyage.

LONDON, July 14: Andrew Davenport, the creator, writer and composer of the popular children's show In the Night Garden and co-creator and writer of the global hit Teletubbies, has been slated as a keynote speaker for this year's Brand Licensing Europe.

TEMECULA, July 14: Buccaneers and Bones, featuring renowned TV anchor Tom Brokaw and actor Michael Keaton, and Fishing University are the latest shows to be added to the 2011 schedule of Outdoor Channel.

NEW YORK/LONDON/BARCELONA, July 14: 41 Entertainment (41e) has taken on the worldwide distribution rights, excluding Spain, for the new animated property Sally McKay.

NASHVILLE, July 14: The Documentary Channel (DOC) has slated four football-oriented documentaries to air each Friday night in August as a prime-time event.

LOS ANGELES, July 14: The Jim Henson Company has lined up four new licensing agents in Europe for its properties such as Sid the Science Kid and Dinosaur Train.

LONDON/NEW YORK, July 14: Babelgum has signed comedian Michael Showalter to an exclusive partnership for a new four-part series, Michael Showalter presents the Making Of.

TORONTO, July 14: Production is under way on 13 new episodes of the live-action comedy series Wingin' It, following a successful first run on Family Channel.

TORONTO, July 14: Portfolio Entertainment has announced the top eight finalists for the In Toon with Tweens animation contest, selected from a pool of 72 entries based on the projects' creativity and marketability.

UNIVERSAL CITY, July 14: The new VP of alternative programming and development at NBC and Universal Media Studios is Brandon Riegg, who was previously executive director of alternative series and specials at ABC.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has struck down the Federal Communications Commission’s policy on indecency, calling it a violation of the First Amendment.

CHICAGO, July 13: Hugh Hefner, backed by a private-equity firm, has made a bid to take the company he founded, Playboy Enterprises, private, but could be facing a rival bid from the company that owns Penthouse.

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13: National Geographic Channel has given World Screen Newsflash a first look at the new structure for its U.S. and international programming teams, with global commissions to be overseen by Steve Burns.

LOS ANGELES, July 13: Comcast and NBC Universal, in the midst of a regulatory review of their proposed merger, have struck a deal with the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) to create additional opportunities for independent producers.

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK, July 13: FOX has come on board with ABC, CBS, NBC and several cable networks for a live, commercial-free fund-raising event, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), set to air September 10.

NEW YORK, July 13: The World Cup final between Spain and the Netherlands garnered a total of 24.3 million viewers in the U.S. on ABC and Univision, making it the most-watched soccer game in the country's TV history, according to data from The Nielsen Company.

LONDON, July 13: The new channel Five HD has joined the lineup of Sky and Virgin Media, with a programming roster that includes the live entertainment show Don't Sop Believing.

LOS ANGELES, July 13: The third film in a trilogy of documentaries about David Lynch is to be funded through submissions from fans, who will each receive a limited edition self-portrait of the acclaimed director.

LONDON, July 13: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has secured a number of new launches for its general-entertainment channel AXN in HD in countries such as Poland, Spain and Italy.

LONDON, July 13: BSkyB has completed its acquisition of Virgin Media Television (VMtv), which has now been renamed Living TV Group.

NEW YORK, July 13: Peacock Capital, the joint investment fund operated by GE Capital’s Media, Communications & Entertainment business and NBC Universal, has invested $2 million in Vivox, a Boston-based provider of voice chat services for social applications including online games and virtual worlds.

NEW YORK, July 13: Verizon FiOS TV has expanded its Spanish-language offerings with the addition of Fox International Channels' Utilisima U.S.

BURBANK, July 13: Disney Channel has ordered a second season of Good Luck Charlie, and a holiday-themed movie based on the series is also in the works.

PARIS, July 13: Universal Pictures International Entertainment and StudioCanal have extended their international sales agreement for a further two years, while another deal sees NBC Universal International Television Distribution continuing to distribute StudioCanal's theatrical titles internationally.

SANTA MONICA, July 13: Shevick*Zupon Entertainment is a brand-new reality-TV production company and licensing firm that just launched and already has sold two projects, one to Syfy and another to GSN.

LONDON, July 13: Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a new documentary, WWI: Finding the Lost Battalions, which follows the search to reveal the identities of some of the war's unknown soldiers.

TORONTO, July 13: Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group has entered a deal to acquire the worldwide distribution rights for the program catalogue of Summerhill Entertainment, home to a slate of documentaries, light entertainment, kids' fare and movies.

LONDON, July 13: Sky 1 and Sky 1 HD have commissioned a new series from Pulse Films that serves as a follow up to the successful show Pineapple Dance Studios, featuring Louie Spence.

LONDON, July 13: The family entertainment game show Face to Face has been re-commissioned by its launch broadcaster in Germany, and ALL3MEDIA International has further scored new options for the format.