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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 …

ENCINO: Alexandra Taylor has been promoted to the executive VP position at Carsey-Werner International Television Distribution. Taylor joined Carsey-Werner International in 1998 and is based in London. She will continue to oversee Carsey-Werner’s business activities in the United Kingdom, Europe, …

LOS ANGELES: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution has promoted Cristina Mancini to senior VP of worldwide marketing. Mancini previously ran the international publicity group but will now oversee all global marketing activities for Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution in the …

NEW YORK: Beginning this week and running through February, EPIX is airing EPIX Docs, a new weekly showcase of documentaries. EPIX will air EPIX Docs every Wednesday night. Recent theatrical releases, films currently on the festival circuit and cult favorites …

LONDON: UKTV’s lifestyle channel Really has pre-invested in the new Electric Sky series Fat Surgeons, picking up the exclusive U.K. rights. The 10×50-minute series will be part of the channels Q1 2012 lineup. Fat Surgeons follows two of Britain’s most …

PARIS: The successful French game show Tout le Monde Veut Prendre sa Place (Hold On to your Seat!) is being adapted in Japan for NHK, in a deal scored by Banijay International. NHK will produce five pilot episodes that will …