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TORONTO: marblemedia has reached an agreement to take over Distribution360, which represents such properties as Puppy SOS, Splatalot and Olive the Ostrich. Distribution360 was originally co-founded by marblemedia and SEVEN24 Films. Following the closing of the acquisition, which is expected …

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES: Missed any of our L.A. Screenings and Upfront coverage? Catch up on all of it here, from our season grid to analysis of the network schedules and Elizabeth Guider’s reports from the studio’s presentations to buyers. World …

SCOTTSDALE: The number of worldwide pay-TV subscriber households grew by 8 percent in 2012, according to the Multimedia Research Group (MRG), primarily led by demand in emerging markets. The total number of pay-TV subscribers—cable, satellite and IPTV—now tops 800 million households. MRG …

PREMIUM: A small-screen version of the movie About a Boy and a cop comedy called Brooklyn Nine-Nine got thumbs-up from a variety of international program buyers as being “promising” hopefuls among the nine new network series being launched around the …

PREMIUM: If it breaks out domestically, a show called The Blacklist could turn Sony Pictures Television into the hottest “indie” studio in town, making its international arm the de facto biggest winner of this week’s L.A. Screenings marathon. Toplining James …

TORONTO: Gilles Godard, who has been with ole for seven years, is transitioning to the newly created position of VP of corporate affairs and development. Godard, who most recently served as the company’s chief creative officer in Nashville, will now …

NEW YORK: Lisa Silverman Meyers is moving from Nickelodeon Consumer Products’ U.S. division to a wider post at Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products (NVCP). Silverman Meyers has been appointed as the senior VP of operations and business planning for NVCP. …

LOS ANGELES: "Consistency and stability" of product are what makes overseas buyers feel confident in doing deals with CBS Studios International, Armando Nuñez, president and CEO of the CBS Global Distribution Group, told World Screen Newsflash as the studio unveiled its new slate. It’s one …

BEVERLY HILLS: Netflix plans to make all seven half-hour episodes of the original Ricky Gervais comedy Derek available at once on September 12. Netlfix has landed the comedy to stream in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Latin America, Brazil and the …

LOS ANGELES: On the Twentieth Century Fox lot Tuesday, the mood among program buyers here for the annual L.A. Screenings marathon was altogether more upbeat now that the studio has bulked up on the dramas it has to license abroad. …