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BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International is headed to Budapest for DISCOP with the highlights The One, a telenovela, and A Year to Remember, a romantic comedy, leading off its slate. The One is a prime-time telenovela produced by Telefe and El …

SYDNEY: FremantleMedia has signed an exclusive deal to make local versions of Mark Burnett’s catalogue of shows for Australia and New Zealand. The long-term agreement with Burnett’s One Three Television gives FremantleMedia Australia access to the back-catalogue properties as well …

LONDON: Chello Zone has acquired the latest seasons of Mantracker and Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory for the Extreme Sports Channel to air across Europe, the Middle East and Africa this spring. Seasons four, five and six of Mantracker have been …

SINGAPORE: Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia has secured carriage on Indonesia’s IPTV platform Groovia, which sees the channel ONE making its debut in the country. Sony Entertainment Television, AXN and AXN Beyond channels have also joined the IPTV service by …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Ben Bailey, the host of Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab, has been tapped to lead the new NBC game show Who’s Still Standing?, based on the Israeli format Still Standing from Armoza Formats. Bailey has been the host of …

LONDON: The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is putting out a call for emerging comedy screenwriters in the U.K. to submit projects for a chance to take part in the New York Television Festival (NYTVF). BAFTA invites …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has signed a new agreement with DQ Entertainment for the 3D stereoscopic series 5 & It, based on a book by Edith Nesbit. ZDF Enterprises will serve as the distributor for the show, which is being produced …

ROME: At the upcoming Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas, Mondo TV S.p.A. is to showcase the preschool adventure series Playtime Buddies, highlighting exploitation opportunities across publishing, apparel, back-to-school and other categories. The 52×13-minute series is expected to launch in …

NEW YORK: Alloy Entertainment has hired Sarah DuBois Miller as director of licensing, working with properties such as Gossip Girl and The Vampire Diaries. Miller will be leading the licensing efforts for the existing and future Alloy properties, as well …