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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 …

BANFF: The Banff World Media Festival has presented its Fiction Rockies in the categories of entertainment, drama and youth, with wins for Downton Abbey, The Big C and Sid the Science Kid, among others. The Rockie for continuing series went …

LOS ANGELES: Hulu has shored up the digital rights to Misfits from BBC Worldwide, as well as The Booth at the End and Whites from Content Media Corporation. All three series will make their U.S. premiere on Hulu.com and Hulu Plus …

NEW YORK: Screening Rooms for a number of distributors heading to DISCOP are now available on WorldScreenings.com, allowing you to watch hundreds of clips and access detailed information on new shows being launched at the market. WorldScreenings.com allows you to …

LONDON: Content Media Corporation’s digital-content arm has scored all rights to the 6×30-minute independent comedy Strictly Sexual: The Series in a deal with Atlantis Investment. Spun-off from the indie film Strictly Sexual, the show has already fared well digitally in …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has been named licensing agent for Baby Jake, the Darrall Macqueen preschool show for CBeebies, bringing on board Vivid as the U.K. master toy licensee. The 26×11-minute show mixes live action and 2D photographic animation. The series …

TORONTO: Canadian outfit Peace Point Entertainment Group has acquired full ownership of U.S. development and production firm DIDtv as it looks to ramp up its slate of projects for American networks. DIDtv is being relaunched as Peace Point Entertainment USA …