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LONDON: Mentorn International is launching a new comedy distribution arm, which will feature a trio of new shows, including a second season of An Idiot Abroad.  Along with An Idiot Abroad 2, there’s Sirens and the new Ricky Gervais and …

MIAMI: Nickelodeon Latin America’s telenovela Grachi, distributed by Comarex, has premiered on the Italian children’s network RAI GULP. Grachi will run on RAI GULP, a division of the public service broadcaster RAI Television Network in Italy, Monday through Friday. The …

NEW YORK: U.S. communications industry spending is set to grow 4.1 percent this year to reach $1.12 trillion, and will be the fourth-largest economic component in the country by the end of 2015, according to a new forecast from Veronis …

ISTANBUL: Global Agency is launching its new style format Décor Monsters, a spin-off of the makeover show Shopping Monsters, at MIPCOM. In Décor Monsters, five women are given a limited budget and just five hours to completely revamp an area …

HONG KONG: CASBAA’s new Regulating for Growth survey has ranked China and India as the least favorable regulatory environments in the Asia Pacific for pay-TV players, while New Zealand and Hong Kong are seen as the best-regulated markets. “The objective of …

LONDON: Classic Media is overseeing the worldwide distribution for a range of hoops&yoyo entertainment offerings, including the Christmas special hoops&yoyo Ruin Christmas, which will be available to buyers at MIPCOM. The special was produced by Hallmark and will premiere on …

MADRID: FOX International Channels is bringing Nat Geo Wild and Nat Geo Wild HD to Spain, launching October 4 on the satellite TV platform Digital+, the IPTV platform Imagenio and the cable TV operators R and Euskaltel. This brings FIC’s …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment is launching Greatest Naval Battles, a follow-up to the documentary series Greatest Tank Battles. Greatest Naval Battles is comprised of ten one-hour episodes that cover 3,000 years of war at sea, featuring important naval battles that changed …

LONDON: DRG is to launch sales for MTV’s U.S. version of The Inbetweeners, based on the hit Channel 4 series. The British series was created by Bwark Productions and was an original commission from Channel 4’s E4. The show has …

BOSTON: APT Worldwide has secured the international representation rights to The Pit, an hour-long documentary featuring high-stakes commodities traders on the floor of the New York Board of Trade. The Pit provides a look at the traders who set the …