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LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded the terrestrial television and radio broadcast rights in Colombia for the London 2012 Olympic Games to Caracol Televisión. The agreement also includes the terrestrial television and radio broadcast rights in Colombia for the …

LONDON: Leading off DRG’s drama slate is the upcoming Channel 4 series Top Boy, from the producers of the Oscar-winning film The Last King of Scotland. The four-part HD drama stars Ashley Walters (Five Days 2, Small Island), Kierston Wareing …

MUMBAI: A new report from Media Partners Asia (MPA) and TV.NXT projects that Indian TV revenues will see a 12-percent compound annual growth rate over the next five years to reach $15 billion by 2016. The TV ad market is …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON/BURBANK: Further expanding its format business, Warner Bros. International Television Production has picked up a majority stake in BlazHoffski Holding B.V., the Belgian and Dutch non-scripted entertainment producer led by Taco Ketelaar. The investment also gives Warner Bros.—which last year …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Communications has aligned with the handset manufacturer Huawei Device to develop a co-branded mobile phone, as part of the expanding Discovery Expedition line. The Huawei-Discovery Expedition phone features a GPS, torch, compass and G-sensor, and is also …

CANNES: Foothill Entertainment has firmed up its relationship with investment partner Odyssey Pictures, with the two serving as the exclusive sponsors of the MIP Junior Networking Lounge this year, in addition to showcasing its roster of live-action reality shows and …

LONDON: Endemol Worldwide Distribution has sold the new AMC original drama Hell on Wheels into 19 territories in Europe, including a deal with Sundance Channel to take the show across Central and Eastern Europe, Spain and Portugal. Produced by Entertainment …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has inked a range of new deals for its key music formats, including Cover Me and The Sing-Off, which will be highlighted at MIPCOM. SPT’s 2waytraffic sold its format Cover Me to TV4 in Sweden …

SANTA MONICA: A new multi-year agreement sees a range of films from the Miramax library made available to Hulu subscribers in Japan. Effective immediately, Hulu subscribers in Japan can instantly watch a number of Miramax movies on multiple platforms. This …

STOCKHOLM: Sparks Network and the local Japanese member Collaboration have signed up for the worldwide distribution rights for the format Jobs from Hell. ABC in Japan originally aired the series as a two-hour special and a second installment is currently …