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LOS ANGELES: Dream Theatre has been named the exclusive licensing agent in India for Saban Brands’ hit Power Rangers Samurai franchise, and MarVista Entertainment, the exclusive international television distributor for Power Rangers, has licensed the broadcast rights to Nickelodeon India. …

NEW YORK: The Syfy channel has three new scripted projects in development from Universal Cable Productions, CBS TV Studios and Fox Television Studios. Syfy’s scripted development slate includes an untitled Robert H. Wolfe series from Universal Cable Productions. The series …

BURBANK: Brian Grazer is to produce the 84th Academy Awards with Don Mischer, following Brett Ratner stepping away from the duties over a fallout from making an anti-gay slur. This will mark Grazer’s first time producing the Oscar’s telecast, which …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional’s novela The Revenge, starring Gabriela Spanic, Jose Angel Llamas and Catherine Siachoque, premiered in Hungary on channel Sorotza. The Revenge, which earned an INTE Award nomination for Best Telenovela of the Year in 2003, tells the story …

NEW YORK: During the third quarter at AMC Networks net revenues increased 4.6 percent to $284 million, with operating income up 22.8 percent to $94 million. The gains were led by 3.9-percent growth at the national networks (AMC, WE tv, …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment has partnered with UNICEF to support Universal Children’s Day on November 20 through its Pocoyo character. The United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children …

MUNICH: Pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland saw a 17-percent gain in its third quarter revenues to 284.5 million euros, with its net loss improved by 47.4 percent year-on-year to 46.9 million euros. For the year to date, Sky’s revenues are 831 …

SINGAPORE: Rediffusion’s subscription radio station RediGold, dedicated to providing infotainment to seniors, is joining the pay-TV platform StarHub in Singapore. RediGold is a knowledge-based cultural radio station. Broadcasting 18 hours per day, the station is dedicated to bringing the senior …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting is bringing its Viaplay online pay-TV service to iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, available from the App Store. Subscribers to Viaplay’s online TV packages (TV, TV+Film or TV+Film+Sport) can use the new …

HONG KONG: The CASBAA Convention, which wrapped last week, shined a light on the rapidly changing business models and technological shifts taking place in the TV landscape across the Asia Pacific. “The new models provide huge opportunity,” said Simon Twiston …