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TORONTO: Fresh TV, in association with TELETOON, has started production on season two of My Babysitter’s a Vampire, sold by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME). The show launched on Disney Channel in the U.S. this summer. Season two is headed to TELETOON …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment has named Iñigo Pastor, a former Disney exec, as its general manager. Pastor had been with The Walt Disney Company for more than a decade. He was most recently the executive sales director for Spain and Portugal. …

NEW YORK: CTV’s Mike Cosentino, Channel 5’s Jeff Ford, Sky’s Sarah Wright and Televisa’s Carlos Sandoval will receive the inaugural World Screen Content Trendsetter Award, in partnership with MIPCOM, at the end of the Acquisition Super Panel: What do Buyers …

MADRID: Elastic Rights is to present the new kids’ animation series Gluko & Lennon at MIPCOM, and has secured rights for the new teen series Dance!, from the producers of High School Musical. Following an agreement with Powwow Media Partners, …

LONDON: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has secured a range of format deals for The Dr. Oz Show in Latin America, Russia, France, Armenia and the Middle East. The medical talk-show format, represented internationally by SPT’s 2waytraffic, will be locally produced …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment is to present the returning dramas Vera and Monroe, as well as a slate of new prime-time series, including Prime Suspect, at MIPCOM. Following deals from earlier in the year, Vera has been licensed to …

NEW YORK: Watch clips and access detailed information on hundreds of new preschool, kids’ and tween shows on offer at MIP Junior on WorldScreenings.com. WorldScreenings.com allows you to search for a show by company, title, keyword, genre and duration. Clips can be watched …

LOS ANGELES: The Lifetime series Drop Dead Diva has been renewed with a 13-episode order for a fourth season, to premiere in 2012. Drop Dead Diva, produced by Sony Pictures Television, stars Brooke Elliott (Wicked), Margaret Cho (Dancing with the …

MADRID: Four new format titles will be on offer from Spain’s Phileas Productions at MIPCOM, among them The Crazy Cow and Celebrity Surprise Party. The Crazy Cow is from the creators of The 20 Little Piggy Banks and Involution: The …

LONDON: Zodiak Media Group has named Johannes Jensen the CEO of Zodiak Nordic. Jensen, who was previously the VP of Zodiak Nordic, will work alongside COO Jens Eriksson, CCO Joel Karsberg and CFO Mikael Royson. Zodiak Nordic contains the production …