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HYDERABAD/MAINZ: DQ Entertainment International and ZDF Enterprises have secured new licensing and merchandising deals on their co-production of The Jungle Book. Beginning in 2011, Universal Trends will roll out products based on the show in German-speaking territories, including figurines, puzzles, games …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Networks International (DNI) continues the international rollout of TLC with new launches in Poland, Bulgaria, Serbia and Slovenia. The female-targeted channel now reaches 29 markets across Europe, Asia and Latin America. In the U.S., TLC reaches more than …

TORONTO: Among the slate of kids’ programming on offer from Shaftesbury Sales Company are Connor Undercover, Overruled!, Baxter and Vacation with Derek. Connor Undercover follows the adventures of a 15-year-old spy buff who’s life is turned upside down when the …

HONG KONG: Turner Content Solutions has sold more than 100 hours of truTV content to the Korean cable channel KMH, including Smoking Gun Presents and Body of Evidence. The slate acquired by the Korean network also includes World’s Wildest Vacation Videos and …

STOCKHOLM: The lifestyle and travel show No Frontiers has been picked up for local treatments in France and Italy, with Sparks Network locking in the deals. No Frontiers is based on the Telemadrid format Madrileños por el Mundo. No Frontiers …

LOS ANGELES: Opus Distribution is spotlighting The Dangerous Women Collection, comprised of six titles, all characterized by the tagline "Our women are always having a bad day." The package includes Deadly Sibling Rivalry, Undercover Mother, Hillside Manor and Cyberbully, as …

NEW YORK: World Screen Newsflash offers a look at what can be expected from the MIPCOM Producers’ Forum Formats Superpanel on Monday, October 4, featuring some of the business’s top executives in a conversation moderated by Anna Carugati, World Screen‘s …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has signed a multi-year exclusive deal with La Plante Productions that includes the worldwide rights to more than 120 hours of content and first-look options for international distribution on all new projects. The agreement covers the …

TORONTO: Guru Distribution has struck up a deal with Hop To It Productions for the rights to the second season of Pop It!. This marks the first third-party property to be represented by Guru Distribution across three territories. From creators …

NEW YORK: On the heels of the successful relaunch of TVKids.ws as its own stand-alone destination, World Screen has further enhanced its online offerings with the launch of TVCanada.ws and, as a complement to TV Middle East and Africa, TVMEA.ws. …