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ENCINO: Solid Entertainment has inked multi-territory deals for its automotive series Car Crazy and Hot Rod TV, among others. Solid licensed season three of Car Crazy and season five of Hot Rod TV to Discovery International’s Turbo in the Pacific …

LONDON: Endemol has scored the worldwide format rights to the Shaw Media series Canada Sings. Endemol will sell the Canada Sings format internationally and produce local versions of the show in major territories around the world. Canada Sings is originally …

TORONTO: Portfolio International has sold season two and the holiday special of the preschool series The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! to Disney Junior Australia and Disney Junior Italy. Treehouse (Canada), PBS (U.S.) and CBC (Canada) …

NEW YORK: Bravo Media’s talk show Watch What Happens: Live, hosted by Andy Cohen, is expanding to five nights of original episodes starting January 8, 2012. The talk show, which is currently in its fifth season, evolved from Cohen’s daily …

NEW YORK: As it gears up for ATF, A+E Networks has inked license agreements with broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region for more than 700 hours of programming. In South Korea, CJ Media picked up Seriously Funny Kids, while Science TV …

LOS GATOS: Netflix is seeking to raise at least $400 million in stock and convertible bonds in an effort to boost its capital. $200 million was raised through the sale of common stock, selling off approximately 2.86 million shares. The …

NEW YORK: British TV productions won five awards at last night’s International Emmys, where Lady Gaga was on hand to present Nigel Lythgoe with the Founders Award and Zee TV’s Subhash Chandra accepted the Directorate Award from presenters Richard Parsons …

PARIS: A spike is anticipated in the household penetration of next-generation Internet-connected devices, with web-enabled TVs poised to reach 60 percent of households by 2014, according to a new study from the global consulting firm Bain & Company. Bain & …

LONDON: The TV presenter Jonathan Ross has extended his deal with ITV, with a new agreement that sees him continuing to host his chat show for a further three seasons. The new deal will see three new ten-part series in …

WASHINGTON/LONDON: Nat Geo Wild is on board to co-produce two new HD documentaries, including Croc Labyrinth, along with pre-buying the films Leopards of Dead Tree Island and A Dog’s Life. Nat Geo Wild will co-produce with Earth Touch USA the documentaries …