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World Screen Weekly, April 3, 2008 Partner and Managing Director Tandem Communications Determination is a quality that has served Rola Bauer well throughout her career. At a job interview, straight out of college, she had a very clear idea of …

World Screen Weekly, April 3, 2008 President, Europe, Middle East and Africa World Wrestling Entertainment After posting a very strong financial performance last year, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been restructured in order to take full advantage of the company’s …

TV Real Weekly, April 2, 2008 President Knight Enterprises How does a guy who went to business school, was a political speechwriter, never took a cooking class and never had any TV experience, wind up running a TV company that …

TV Real Weekly, April 2, 2008 CEO and Head of Sales NordicWorld NordicWorld is the international distribution arm for four of the largest broadcasters in the Scandinavian region: NRK and TV2 in Norway, TV4 in Sweden and MTV3 in Finland. …

CANNES, April 6: Looking Glass International has taken on the distribution rights to Mad About English, a documentary that was pre-sold to the CBC and produced with the support of the Media Development Authority of Singapore. Made by award-winning producer …

MADRID, April 6: Elastic Rights has sold the free-TV rights to National Geographic’s preschool series Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies to Portugal’s state-owned network RTP. Mama Mirabelle’s Home Movies is a co-production between National Geographic Kids Entertainment, BBC/CBeebies and King Rollo …

CANNES, April 6: The Colombian outfit Si Hay Ideas will be in Cannes this week with a slate of entertainment formats, including La Ruleta del Amor. Other titles being showcased include Se Busca Intérprete, which is currently being produced in …

TORONTO, April 6: Peace Arch Entertainment is offering a range of film, television and DVD titles to international buyers at MIPTV, including the debut of the recently completed crime drama Guns.  Film offerings include the dark comedy Delirious, the drama …

LONDON, April 6: Leopard International has secured deals for a number of its programs with four European broadcasters, as well as inking its first-ever DVD deal. In the U.K., ITV4 has picked up the one-off, 50-minute documentary Reigning in Hell, …

LONDON, April 6: Debmar-Mercury International has secured deals with European broadcasters for its Trivial Pursuit format, including one with Antena 3. In Spain, Antena 3 has licensed 65 one-hour episodes of the game show, to be titled Trivial Pursuit: Spain …