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LONDON: Content Film has acquired the international sales rights for Wreckers, while Artificial Eye picked up the U.K. theatrical rights for a day-and-date release with its online platform Curzon On Demand. Wreckers stars Benedict Cumberbatch (War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier …

MUNICH: Michael R. Oesterlin, formerly of RHI Entertainment, is joining Tele München Group (TMG) as executive VP of international sales next month, tasked with overseeing the TM International distribution unit. Reporting to Dirk Schweitzer, managing director of Tele München Group, Oesterlin will …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has teamed up with local licensee Ladder to launch an edutainment center in Shanghai, China, that features the characters from the hit series In the Night Garden. The center, which opened this past weekend, provides a place where …

LONDON: Impossible Pictures has begun casting and principal photography on the fantasy drama Sinbad, with the 13-hour series set for a launch in 2012 on Sky 1 HD. Leading off the cast is newcomer Elliot Knight, alongside Naveen Andrews (Lost), …

HARRINGTON PARK: Janson Media has licensed the documentary The Gospel Music of Johnny Cash: A Story of Faith & Redemption to distributor Heritage HM for pay-TV rights in Australia and New Zealand. The one-hour special on the country music artist …

MIAMI: Cisneros Group’s Venevision International is to present its slate at DISCOP this week featuring two hit telenovelas, The Black Widow and Eva Luna. The Black Widow (La Viuda Joven) is the story of Inmaculada Rojas, a woman who marries …

LONDON: As Optomen International gears up for DISCOP tomorrow with two fresh series, it has already secured more than 100 hours of new licenses in the region. Viasat in Slovenia acquired the One Potato Two Potato production Ramsay’s Best Restaurant, …

STOCKHOLM: Among the titles Sparks Network is set to present at DISCOP is Mystical Tales, from its new Ukrainian member, Film UA. Mystical Tales is a documentary-style reenactment program without dialogue that focuses on stories of supernatural occurrences experienced in …

LONDON: A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media predicts that less than half of the 11 million 3D-ready TV sets in the U.K. in 2016 will be "active and regular" users of 3D content, despite major investments on the …

LONDON: BBC One is to serve as the U.K. home for the British version of the hit Talpa Media format The Voice. The original version, The Voice of Holland, was the most-watched talent competition in Dutch TV history. The U.S. …