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BURBANK: ABC Family has begun production in Los Angeles on a pilot for Intercept, a one-hour drama. Intercept stars Danielle Panabaker (Shark), Austin Butler (Switched at Birth), Chloe Wang (The Nightlife) and Nolan Gerard Funk (Aliens in America). The one-hour …

PARIS: Moonscoop is developing a new social online game for Code Lyoko that is set to debut in spring 2012, in partnership with French video game producer 3DDUO. The game will be launched as a Facebook application with plans to …

PREMIUM: Michael Dick, the head of acquisitions for the Asia Pacific at FOX International Channels, is on the lookout for a broad range of content, from female-skewing reality and drama for STAR World to event series and documentaries for Fox …

BUDAPEST: Chello Central Europe’s children’s channel Minimax has launched on Telekom Slovenije in Slovenia. Minimax is currently available in 11 territories and six languages. The channel is be fully dubbed and aimed at 2- to 14-year-olds. “We are committed to …

SINGAPORE: Among the speakers set for the upcoming Asia Television Forum is Dick de Rijk, the creator of such hits as Deal or No Deal, who will talk about developing original formats with international commercial potential. de Rijk will spotlight …

TORONTO: FX Canada is adding The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) to the network’s Friday night lineup this spring, picking up seasons 15 and 16 of the reality series. The reality fighting series will premiere on FX Canada on March 9. Each …

BEVERLY HILLS: Twentieth Century Fox Television and Imagine Television are set to produce all-new original episodes of Arrested Development, which was cancelled five years ago, to run exclusively on Netflix. The show, an ensemble comedy about a dysfunctional family, aired …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has signed several multi-territory deals for The Walking Dead and Call Me Fitz, among others. RTL2 in Germany picked up the hit series The Walking Dead, which was recently renewed for a third season by …

LOS ANGELES: The OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network original prime-time series Oprah’s Next Chapter will feature Winfrey stepping outside of the studio to engage with newsmakers, celebrities, real-life families and others. After 25 years of interviewing guests on her hit talk …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has secured a new licensing deal for its factual-entertainment series Connected with the MTV channel SUB in Finland. The format of the Israeli series will be produced by Moskito and is set to air in spring …