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PREMIUM: Whether the adrenaline rush of Hostages, the tug on the heartstrings of Believe, or the laugh-out-loud antics of Rebel Wilson in Super Fun Night or Allison Janney in Mom, Warner Bros.’ upcoming prime-time hopefuls appeared Monday to have considerable …

TORONTO/LONDON: The acquisition of Alliance Films earlier this year helped boost Entertainment One’s financial results for the year ended March 31, 2013, with revenues up 25 percent to £629.1 million ($994.2 million). Overall film revenues were £518 million ($784.3 million), …

ZURICH: Viewster says it has clinched new licensing deals for 240 hours of American, British and Korean content, including Head Case, Mayday, Skins and Boys Over Flowers, for its free on-demand service. In a deal with Starz Digital Media, Viewster …

SYDNEY: Bauer Media is working with Shine Australia and Network Ten to publish the MasterChef Collectibles series of cookbooks. The three-part collectible cookbook set will feature recipes from past and present MasterChef contestants. The books will be published to coincide …

LONDON: Registration is now open for the 2013 edition of Brand Licensing Europe (BLE), which has already signed up 200 exhibitors for the event, taking place October 15 to 17 at London’s Olympia. Now in its 15th year, BLE has already …

LONDON/TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed up to handle the worldwide distribution rights for the property Simon’s Cat, which has been a hit on YouTube, across TV, home entertainment, licensing and online. The animated Simon’s Cat series features a …

PREMIUM: Disney opened its Burbank studio doors wide Sunday evening to welcome some 650 foreign TV program buyers for the L.A. Screenings, the Hollywood majors’ first sales bazaar of the year for its new prime-time series, where Alan Horn and …

PREMIUM: To paraphrase what the English writer Samuel Johnson purportedly said about marriage, being an indie supplier in today’s international TV market is the triumph of hope over experience. These folks don’t get a lot of love from prospective customers, …

LONDON: Peter Hutton, who previously ran ESPN and STAR Sports’ now-defunct Asian joint venture, has been tapped as the COO of MP & Silva Group, which distributes the media rights to a host of sporting events. Hutton has a long career …

NEW YORK: Armando Nuñez, the president of CBS Global Distribution Group, talks to World Screen about the strengths of the company’s programming portfolio.