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Imira Sells Tangerine & Cow

March 22, 2010

BARCELONA: Imira Entertainment has wrapped up a number of deals for the Normaal Animation-produced Tangerine & Cow, including a pickup from Z@PP of the Netherlands. In Spain, Cartoon Network took on the pay-TV rights, while TV Catalunya went for free-TV …

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Televisa Wraps DISCOP Africa Deals

March 22, 2010

MEXICO CITY: Televisa Internacional scored a number of deals through its participation in DISCOP Africa, with highlight titles such as Burden of Guilt and Curse by the Sea. Burden of Guilt was sold in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda. Wild …

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Animal Planet to Present Beasts of the Bible

March 22, 2010

NEW YORK: Animal Planet has slated the launch of Beasts of the Bible, the latest offering from Associated Producers, for April 1 at 8 p.m. The feature-length documentary features an investigation into the creatures described in the Bible, with Biblical …

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MarVista Strikes Deals for TV Movies

March 22, 2010

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has licensed a range of TV movies, including Chatterbox, to international broadcasters, and will be presenting a lineup of eight new films for buyers at MIPTV. Noga Television acquired the teen movie Chatterbox for Israel, while …

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Viasat to Serve as Swedish Home for Barclays Premier League

March 22, 2010

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has scooped up the exclusive broadcasting rights to England’s Barclays Premier League in Sweden for the next three seasons. MTG currently has the rights for the league in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and …

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Sprout to Debut DECODE’s dirtgirlworld

March 22, 2010

PHILADELPHIA: Sprout has slated the exclusive U.S. premiere of DECODE Enterprises’ dirtgirlworld, a green-living series for preschoolers, for April 22, which is Earth Day. The series will launch on Earth Day with a special marathon, Sprout’s Dig into Earth Day …

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SPT Ups Stake in Dutch Indie Tuvalu

March 22, 2010

LONDON/HILVERSUM: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has increased its stake in the Dutch outfit Tuvalu Media, which will now act as the company’s production arm across Benelux and will represent SPT’s light-entertainment programming in the region. Tuvalu Media is managed by …

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More Dining with Death from Passion

March 22, 2010

LONDON: Passion Distribution will be showcasing an all-new season of Dining with Death, produced by FILMAT36 in association with the MDA of Singapore for Okto, at MIPTV. The first season previously sold to icable in Hong Kong, Spektrum in Hungary …

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Starz to Air Camelot

March 22, 2010

LOS ANGELES/DUBLIN/TORONTO/LONDON: Starz has secured the rights to Camelot, from the creative team behind such hit series as The Tudors, Life on Mars and Torchwood, and plans to air the series with a 10-episode run in the first half of …

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TV Guide Network to Introduce Curb Your Enthusiasm Extras

March 22, 2010

LOS ANGELES: TV Guide Network and Curb Your Enthusiasm show creator Larry David are to launch exclusive, never-before-seen extras that will air in conjunction with the series’ run on the channel starting this summer. Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Discussion will …