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LONDON: Ahead of its DISCOP outing, Passion Distribution has sold 400 hours of programming into Central and Eastern Europe. 100 Mile Challenge has been sold to Pro Plus in Slovenia, while Origo in Hungary opted for Underage & Having Sex, …

LONDON: Outlining her vision for BBC Worldwide’s global channels business, Jana Bennett has announced plans to expand the BBC Earth branded block into a full channel, while also confirming the launch of a localized feed of BBC HD in Latin America within …

LONDON: Food Network UK has hired Sue Walton as the consultant head of commissioning and original content, while Kate Bradshaw has been tapped as consultant head of digital. Walton will be based in London, with responsibility for series development, identifying …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Lisa Clark has been upped to senior VP of consumer marketing and media strategy for National Geographic Channel (NGC) and Nat Geo WILD, while Joyce Romano takes on the role of VP of program planning and finance. Clark …

LONDON: Classic Media’s Postman Pat is celebrating its 30th birthday with a new order from the BBC for a further 26 15-minute episodes of Postman Pat Special Delivery Service (SDS). The new episodes are due to air on the BBC in …

PREMIUM: Central European Media Enterprises (CME) is aiming to build up a big library of premium international titles for its new Voyo video-on-demand brand, its head of new media, Robert Berza, tells Jay Stuart. But the group, which is a …

LOS ANGELES: Zinkia Entertainment has signed up new licensing partners for Pocoyo across Asia. Beijing Kaku Cartoon Culture and Skynet Asia Culture Communication are joint commercial agents for bringing the brand into the People’s Republic of China. New licensing partners …

LONDON: The upcoming Sky Atlantic drama Hit and Miss, the latest project to come out of the development pact between FremantleMedia Enterprises and Paul Abbott (Shameless, State of Play), is set to star film and television actress Chloë Sevigny. FME has …

MONTE-CARLO: The winners of the Monte-Carlo Television Festival’s Golden Nymph Awards have been announced, with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation taking the international audience award for best drama, while Desperate Housewives took the comedy win. The international TV audience award for …

LONDON: Sky is to be Glee‘s new U.K. home, after the platform reached a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution for the third and future seasons of the show. Wrapping its second season on Channel 4 and E4, Glee …