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LOS ANGELES/LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) has signed a multi-territory licensing deal with Twentieth Century Fox for the new Ryan Murphy series American Horror Story. American Horror Story is an hour-long, 13-episode drama series produced by 20th Television, with Murphy …

LOS ANGELES/TORONTO: Entertainment One (eOne) has struck a deal for the exclusive rights to all scripted TV development projects from Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced. The two-year first-look deal covers the scripted output from Virgin Produced, the production arm of Sir …

PARIS: Marie Mustel has been appointed to the role of digital business developer at Banijay Group. Mustel will be based in Paris and will be responsible for digital strategy and increasing the activity of new and existing brands. Prior to …

LOS ANGELES: The motion-picture studio Gaumont has launched Gaumont International Television (GIT), marking its foray into worldwide television production and distribution. Based in Los Angeles, GIT will be led by Katie O’Connell as CEO and Richard Frankie as COO. The …

NEW YORK: Laurine Garaude, the director of the television division at Reed MIDEM, tells World Screen about the panels, keynotes, screenings and more slated for what is expected to be a very busy MIPCOM, with almost 100 new exhibiting companies …

ENGLEWOOD: Horizon is a new next-generation TV platform from Liberty Global that allows consumers to share and view content on multiple screens and devices wirelessly throughout the home. The Horizon set-top box intends to seamlessly integrate cable, web-based and personal …

LOS ANGELES: The Independent Film & Television Alliance has confirmed that the American Film Market (AFM) will continue to be held at the Loews in Santa Monica in 2011 and 2012, though a move to the L.A. LIVE district may be …

AMSTERDAM: James Cameron and Vince Pace’s Cameron Pace Group is providing a never-before-seen glimpse of footage from the as-yet-untitled Cirque du Soleil 3D motion picture at IBC, where the content producer also announced a new alliance with Evergreen Films. A …

MUNICH: ABC has ordered six episodes of the Dick de Rijk game show You Deserve It from SevenOne International. The show came from the partnership between Red Arrow Entertainment and de Rijk, the creator of Deal or No Deal. Kinetic …

PARIS: The Canal+ Group is set to acquire a 60-percent stake in the Bolloré Group’s TV business, which includes the free-to-air entertainment channels Direct 8 and Direct Star. The investment would be paid for with Vivendi shares, estimated at a maximum …