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MIAMI: Telemundo has licensed the broadcast rights for a number of animated features from Disney-Pixar, including Finding Nemo and Toy Story. The deal sees ten films from the Disney-Pixar catalogue heading to Telemundo for U.S. Spanish-language audiences starting in October. …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has sold the natural history series Frozen Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, to 12 broadcasters internationally. The series is produced by Alastair Fothergill at the BBC’s Natural History unit. It has been picked up by Australia’s …

LONDON: Remarkable Television has been commissioned by BBC Two to produce a second season of the factual series Restoration Home, which Endemol Worldwide Distribution will be bringing to MIPCOM. The show, presented by Caroline Quentin, launched on BBC two in July. The …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp, NHK and KBS have selected three projects to commission following The Asian Pitch, signing a contract with directors from India, South Korea and Malaysia. Shepherds of Paradise, from India’s Raja Shabir Khan, is about the nomadic life of …

PARIS: Terranoa has entered into an exclusive pact with the indie producer FL concepts&co for Frederic Lepage’s new international co-production Back from the Brink. The six-part series is co-produced with France 5, Grifta Filmes – Gullane in Brazil and High …

HONG KONG: Disney Media Distribution has extended its programming licensing deal with FOX International Channels with a new first-run, multi-year pact that includes the midseason replacement Missing with Ashley Judd. The deal gives FIC’s Asia-Pac channels first-run rights in 13 markets …

STOCKHOLM: The Dutch outfit CCCP has joined the Sparks Network group of companies. CCCP is bringing to the Sparks catalogue Backyard Safari, a reality format in which young people compete in the wilderness, right outside their own backdoor. Also, Don’t …

LOS ANGELES: A Squared Entertainment (A2) and Your Family Entertainment (YFE) are to present 26 new episodes of the animated series Secret Millionaires Club at MIPCOM. Secret Millionaires Club follows a group of kids from around the world as they …

CHANTILLY: Teleproductions International (TPI) is set to bring the new documentary Libya: The Path to Freedom to Cannes. The doc, produced by Cairo-based Zad Communication and Production, takes a look at the events that occurred in Libya over the past …

ODENSE: The Funny Shorts Company and Eyelight Productions have signed a deal for 13 new episodes of The Stunt Comedy Show, a series in the non-verbal comedy genre. The Stunt Comedy Show is created by director and stunt coordinator Deni …