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LONDON: A Brazilian court has ruled that broadcaster SBT infringed on the copyright of the FremantleMedia/Syco format Got Talent with the series Qual e o seu Talento? The Court of First Instance of Osasco (São Paulo) awarded damages to FremantleMedia and …

NEW YORK: Yvonne Body, the head of co-productions and acquisitions at Beyond Distribution, discusses what qualities she believes give a show broad global appeal, along with talking about what’s on her current shopping list, as well as her thoughts on …

LAS VEGAS: Al Kahn, former chairman and CEO of 4Kids Entertainment, has been tapped as a consultant for Pacific Entertainment Corporation, the company that produces the Baby Genius brand of music-based educational products for infants and toddlers. Kahn will join the …

NEW YORK: In the first of a series of regular columns on new technological developments, World Screen‘s online director, Simon Weaver, discusses Apple’s new iCloud. People write about the Cloud a lot. The term is both apposite and inviting with …

TORONTO: Australia’s Seven Network has struck an agreement with Exploration Production Inc. (EPI), Discovery Channel Canada’s production company, for all future seasons of the doc series Mighty Ships, along with ordering the spinoff Mighty Planes. Mighty Ships has been a …

ISTANBUL: Global Agency is to present three telenovelas from the Venevision International slate for DISCOP buyers, with a focus on the territories of Bosnia, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, Serbia and Ukraine. For a Lifetime (La vida entera), Always On My …

LONDON: JimJam is to launch its first +1 channel, joining the Sky Italia lineup next month, featuring the same preschool programming from the main Italian feed but staggered by an hour. Chello Zone has made two new acquisitions for JimJam …

LONDON: Continuing its European rollout, Crime & Investigation Network is headed to the Netherlands on Ziggo, with the cable operator launching the service to 2.1 million subscribers as of July 4. Crime & Investigation Network will be Ziggo’s "Channel of …

SAN FRANCISCO: CBS Interactive has hired Marc DeBevoise as senior VP and general manager for its entertainment division, responsible for sites such as CBS.com, TV.com and Clicker.com. DeBevoise will oversee the digital content distribution strategies and the development of both …

PREMIUM: Maria Nadolna, the international affairs director for Telewizja Polska (TVP), discusses the strategies for casting a wide net when programming for the Polish pubcaster’s two channels. What age groups do you target?   Telewizja Polska has two universal channels, …