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TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has firmed up sales for The Hunter and the Quebec hit Starbuck from its international film division. The Hunter, which premiered earlier this year at the Toronto International Film Festival, is a psychological drama directed by …

SANTA MONICA: At the recent American Film Market, the National Film Development Corporation Malaysia (FINAS) made a number of deals for a series of feature films, including War of the Worlds: Goliath, among others. Tripod Entertainment of Malaysia announced success …

LONDON/CHICAGO: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has secured a global rights deal to exclusively represent the Bellator Fighting Championships’ international TV distribution rights, as well as handle the licensing, digital and ancillary rights for the U.S. and international markets. The Bellator Fighting …

WASHINGTON D.C.: Howard T. Owens has been named the president of National Geographic Channels US, succeeding Steve Schiffman. Owens was most recently the founding partner and managing director at Reveille, with the responsibility of reality and scripted television, digital and …

LONDON: Shine International has appointed Matthew Ashcroft to the newly created role of senior VP of Asia Pacific at the company. Ashcroft will be based out of Shine Australia’s offices in Sydney with the responsibility of maximizing tape and format …

BURBANK: ABC has picked up full seasons of the fairytale drama Once Upon a Time and the comedies Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen, and Happy Endings. Produced by ABC Studios, Once Upon a Time is from Edward Kitsis and …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has teamed up with Volkswagen of America for a web series based on the hit comedy Parks and Recreation, with the five-episode, online-only plot line to feature the characters embarking on a road trip. The November 3 …

LONDON: ITV has locked in a third season of the hit period drama Downton Abbey, with the new installment of the Julian Fellowes drama to launch in fall 2012. The final episode of the second season is to air this Sunday …

NEW YORK: The stars of the new AMC original series Hell on Wheels, Anson Mount, Colm Meaney and Dominique McElligott, sat down with World Screen to talk about their characters and the show, which premieres this Sunday in the U.S. …

CENTURY CITY: Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products has partnered with SimEx-Iwerks for the Ice Age franchise’s new attraction, Ice Age Dawn of the Dinosaurs: The 4-D Experience, set to debut in March at Merlin Entertainment’s two theme-park resorts. Ice Age …