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LONDON - FremantleMedia heads to the DISCOP 2007 market in Budapest next month with a range of narrative series. Among the narrative programs is the teen-targeted series The Best Years (13x60') from Blueprint Entertainment, and produced in association with The N and CanWest MediaWorks' Global Television. Created and executive produced...

LOS ANGELES - Blueprint Entertainment has certainly come a long way since its humble beginnings five years ago as a two-person operation in Century City. Formed by former Alliance Atlantis executives John Morayniss and Noreen Halpern, the company has become a key player in the North American television market, producing a...

TORONTO - While American network interest in TV movies has waned in recent years, Canadian producers are benefiting from the huge demand for MOWs from U.S. cable casters.

In 2006, Canadian prodco spending on MOWs, miniseries, pilots and shorts increased 50% to $287 million, according to Playback's 19th Annual...

TORONTO - Canadian producer Blueprint Entertainment on Friday said it has launched a family and kids programming brand, with former VH1/MTV Networks executive Frank Saperstein at the helm.

The Toronto-based producer said Saperstein will run Blueprint Kids, developing and producing family and children's programming...

LOS ANGELES - Blueprint Entertainment has unveiled plans for a new business unit dedicated to the development, production and rights management of children's programming. And former VH1/MTV Networks consultant Frank Saperstein has been tapped to head up Blueprint Kids as SVP of animation and children's programming.

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LOS ANGELES - Blueprint Entertainment has hung out a new shingle with the formation of Blueprint Kids, a new division that will develop, produce and manage rights of kid's and family centric programming.

Blueprint has tapped Frank Saperstein to serve as SVP/Animation and Children's Programming for the new unit...