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CANNES, October 9: Animal Planet International has launched a new programming slate focused on celebrating and protecting the natural world, which will be headlined by Animals Save the Planet, a series of animated short films. The new slate will roll …

CANNES, October 9: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI), Off the Fence and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have joined forces for a multimillion-dollar initiative to commission 15 one-hour original documentary programs in high-definition from Singaporean filmmakers. The initiative …

CANNES, October 9: Distraction Formats has inked three deals for the scripted comedy series Serial Frank with Endemol in Italy, Amedia (Ancerol Cinema Limited) in Russia and Astro Entertainment Network in Malaysia. Produced by the Locomotion Group, the series airs …

NEW YORK, October 9: Sundance Channel has acquired the first two seasons of the British comedy series Pulling, and the eight-part Australian sketch series Big Girl’s Blouse, which Laura Michalchyshyn, the executive VP and general manager of programming and creative …

CANNES, October 9: CABLEready has closed three new broadcast deals at MIPCOM for its factual entertainment catalogue with Scandinavia’s NonStop Television, Zone Reality and Spain’s La Sexta. Scandinavia’s NonStop Television has acquired The Fashion Team, worldwide broadcaster Zone Reality closed …

CANNES, October 9: Delivering the Latin American keynote at MIPCOM today in a session moderated by Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of WSN INC.—the company behind World Screen and TV Latina—Emilio Azcárraga, the president and CEO of Grupo Televisa, …

CANNES, October 9: Nickelodeon Australia has picked up the rights for two children’s titles from Beyond Distribution: Milly, Molly and The Amazing Extraordinary Friends. The 26×30-minute live-action drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends is produced by Greenstone Pictures and features …

CANNES, October 8: At MIPCOM today, Granada International announced two new additions to its catalogue from Cirque du Soleil: Corteo and Through the Curtain, both of which are available in HD at the market this week. The 1×90-minute Corteo, intended …

LONDON, October 8: Endemol International has secured the scripted format rights for multiple territories to the drama 11 cameras from distributor Oasis International. The deal covers 24 territories across Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, India, Australia, New Zealand …

CANNES, October 8: Dori Media Group has scored new deals, worth $2.2 million, on its LaLola and Patito Feo (Ugly Duckling) novelas. The deals were closed by DMG’s fully owned Swiss subsidiaries, Dori Media International and Dori Media Distribution. LaLola, …