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CANNES: Content Television’s history series Wild Wales is making its way to NHK Japan as part of a raft of acquisitions for the programming from the Content West catalogue. Wild Wales aired on BBC Two in the U.K. It will …

CANNES, October 5: Shine International has secured format deals for the entertainment series The Magicians in Russia and Ukraine.   Following The Magicians’ success in the U.K. and Sweden, Spintrex in Ukraine has commissioned the format, while WeiT Media in …

LOS ANGELES: truTV has ordered eight episodes of Sing if You Can from Zodiak USA, to be renamed Killer Karaoke for its 2012 launch.   Jackass star Steve-O will host the series, which challenges contestants to break out in song …

NEW YORK: Smithsonian Channel, Wide-Eyed Entertainment, Yap Films and History Television Canada are co-producing Titanoboa: Monster Snake, a two-hour special that will be distributed by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME).   The special featuring the 48 foot-long, one-and-a-half ton snake will air …

MUNICH, October 5: Telepool has landed a range of deals on offerings at MIPCOM, including event movies, feature films, series, documentaries and formats.   The action-adventure film Hunt for the Amber Room (Charlemagne Code III), a Dreamtool production starring Kai …

CANNES: Armoza Formats has firmed up a multi-territory deal for 24/7 Love Lab with Viasat, for channels in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.  This is the first deal on 24/7 Love Lab, a relationship reality format. The series aired on Israel’s Channel 10, …

CANNES/NEW YORK, October 4: AMC/Sundance Channel Global has picked up the rights to a range of new series for its international channel portfolio in 2012, including Hell on Wheels and Breaking Bad. From Entertainment One Television (eOne), AMC/Sundance Channel Global …

CANNES: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and Steps International unveiled at MIPCOM plans for a global media event in November 2012 focused on why a billion people around the world are still living in poverty. Forty pubcasters from across the …

CANNES: Studio100 Media has sold the exclusive free-TV rights for the newly re-mastered 3D series Maya the Bee, Vicky the Viking and Heidi to Radio Television Suisse (RTS). The deal covers a four year period with unlimited runs. The three …

CANNES, October 4: Cineflix Studios has secured a number of Scandinavian deals for Copper, as well as landed a slot for the show, a new crime drama produced in partnership with BBC America, with Shaw Media in Canada. Shaw Media …