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BUDAPEST: The hit Endemol game show The Money Drop continues to roll out across Central and Eastern Europe, with new commissions in the Baltic States and Serbia. Endemol has signed multi-territory deals in CEE for the show. Viasat in the …

BOGOTÁ: Caracol Television’s drama series Roman x 2 is set to air five days a week on the Zone Romantica channel in Eastern Europe beginning June 27. The Colombian program will be broadcast Monday through Friday by Zone Romantica, which …

BUDAPEST/LOS ANGELES: NATPE is taking over full organization and managerial responsibilities for DISCOP East, it was announced as the market kicked off in Budapest today. Beginning with the June 2012 edition, the market for the Central and Eastern European programming business will be …

SANTA MONICA: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the series The Fairly OddParents, Nickelodeon is to present a live-action and CG-animated TV movie, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, on Saturday, July 9, at 8 p.m. A Fairly …

AMSTERDAM: On September 1, RTL Nederland will launch RTL Crime, delivering local and international crime series, among them Prison Break, Bones and CSI. The channel will be available as part of the bouquet offered by Ziggo, and carriage discussions are under …

MONTREAL: Attraction Media has named Daniel Vermette as president of its new company Connexion Films International. As president, Vermette will be responsible for establishing and developing international co-production partnerships. Prior to this, he was the VP of Canada at Technicolor …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group has extended its deal for the exclusive broadcasting rights to UEFA Champions League football in Scandinavia until the end of the 2014-15 championship. MTG will broadcast the Champions League matches on its free- and pay-TV channels …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports has clinched a deal to bring exclusive live coverage of Spain’s La Liga for the 2012/13 through 2014/15 seasons across 18 Asian markets. The deal covers standard and HD coverage, broadcast, online and mobile, plus select …

STOCKHOLM: Swedish production outfit Titan Television and its Norwegian subsidiary Limelight Film&TV have been acquired by the Nordic Northern Alliance Group (NAG). NAG’s portfolio of companies in the region already includes Monster in Norway, Moskito in Finland, Baluba in Sweden …

MUNICH: Belgium’s vtm has commissioned a local production of Danni Lowinski in a deal with SevenOne International, to be produced for the network by Sultan Sushi, a subsidiary of the ProSiebenSat.1 company Red Arrow Entertainment. The series will launch on …