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DALLAS: After failing to reach a new long-term deal, the NHL Network is no longer available in the AT&T U-verse TV lineup. AT&T released the following statement: "We have tried to reach a fair, long-term deal with NHL Network in order …

MIAMI: Victor Kong is to join the team at Cisneros Group of Companies as the VP of digital media, reporting directly to Miguel Dvorak, the president and COO of the Cisneros Group.  Kong will be based in Miami. He is …

BEVERLY HILLS: Steven S. DeKnight, the co-creator, executive producer and showrunner of Spartacus, has entered into an exclusive two-year overall deal with Starz.  Stars and DeKnight have had a three-year relationship already. DeKnight will continue to serve in his current …

NEW YORK: Jennifer Lopez, her company Nuyorican Productions and Believe Entertainment Group have aligned for the new digital video series Tiger Beat Entertainment, geared toward teens and young adults.  The entertainment news and lifestyle show will be distributed through and …

DALLAS: The number of U.S. consumers planning to purchase a smart TV has nearly doubled in less than a year, according to new research from Parks Associates.  The report, Consumer Decision Process: Summer Update, finds that 10 percent of broadband …

LONDON: CBeebies has ordered the new 3D CGI animated preschool series Dinopaws from Impossible Kids, the children’s division of Impossible Pictures and Kindle Entertainment. Dinopaws follows three young dinosaurs—Gwen, Tony and Les—on a mission to discover something new every day …

CANNES: Broadway Video Digital Distribution will be in Cannes this week introducing international broadcasters to a catalogue of U.S. soap operas, including As the World Turns and Guiding Light. Earlier this year, Broadway Video Digital Distribution scored the international distribution …

LOS ANGELES: Rive Gauche Television has licensed 100 hours of programming to Foxtel and Seven Network in Australia. The two Rive Gauche series sold are Operation Repo and Dog Whisperer. Operation Repo is about the world of car repossession and …

CANNES: The newly rebranded Cineflix Rights has lined up a broad portfolio of new and returning shows to exhibit at its bigger booth at MIPCOM. "The name change emphasizes how we have been stepping up the company’s growth by exploiting …

LONDON: Passion Distribution has made a raft of sales in Australia for Barefoot Contessa and Supersize Grime, among other series, ahead of MIPCOM. Deals were made for When Aliens Attack and Stalked seasons one and two, which were licensed by …