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LONDON, October 4: Discovery Networks UK will premiere the Discovery Channel show Chop Shop: London Garage on its online video service Discovery On Demand today, four days before the linear TV launch. “Our goal is to bring Discovery programming to …

HILVERSUM, October 4: Endemol has notched up a slate of format deals ahead of MIPCOM, including agreements on the game show 1 vs. 100 in Thailand and Israel. Thailand’s Channel 13 has signed on for a run of 13 episodes, …

LOS ANGELES, October 4: CaribeVisión, a new television network targeted to the Hispanic-Caribbean market in the U.S., will premiere an original entertainment news program, Hollywood Café, on October 21 at 7:30 p.m. The half-hour weekly series will be hosted by …

LONDON, October 4: HIT Entertainment has appointed two new publishing partners for its recently acquired girl-skewing property Rainbow Magic, and offered a first look at the upcoming television series based on the property at the Brand Licensing show. HIT has …

LONDON, October 4: FremantleMedia will head to MIPCOM armed with a diverse range of formats, led by The Next Great Band, Hole in the Wall, The Gift, Temptation and I Know You Know. FOX’s musical talent show The Next Great …

LONDON, October 4: BKN International will be at MIPCOM highlighting its various kids’ properties, led by Dork Hunters from Outer Space, Zorro: Generation Z and Stone Age. “At BKN we always strive to offer our clients a variety of programming, …

WASHINGTON, October 4: Citing new research from the Institute for Policy Innovation, Jeff Zucker, the president and CEO of NBC Universal, said at a summit in Washington D.C. yesterday that intellectual property owners are “losing the battle” against copyright infringement. …

LONDON, October 4: Cineflix International, which is celebrating its fifth birthday this year, is showcasing 14 new series at MIPCOM, totaling more than 103 hours, marking the company’s largest slate to date. Highlights of Cineflix’s slate include the new series …

CULVER CITY, October 4: Sony Pictures Entertainment’s chairman and CEO, Michael Lynton, has extended his contract at the studio to 2012. Lynton joined Sony Pictures in January 2004. Under the leadership of Lynton and co-chairman Amy Pascal, Sony Pictures broke …

SYDNEY, October 4: Beyond Distribution has announced that it will be unveiling new seasons of the children’s science “edutainment” series Backyard Science and the live-action children’s drama series The Amazing Extraordinary Friends at MIPCOM Jr. this weekend. Beyond will offer …