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LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has inked deals with Paramount Pictures and Medusa for its 3D film Not Born to Be Gladiators, to bring the movie into North America and Italy, respectively. The 85-minute film centers on a boy who is orphaned after …

PREMIUM: Elizabeth Guider speaks with a number of buyers, including ProSiebenSat.1’s Rüdiger Böss and SRF’s Stefano Semeria, about the new shows presented by the Hollywood studios this week. "Dinosaurs are always great," is how Rudiger Böss, ProSiebenSat.1’s senior VP of …

LONDON: Zodiak Rights has signed a number of licensing deals for the Mr. Bean brand, including agreements for T-shirts, adult costumes, Beanies and more. Spike Leisurewear is on board for a range of men’s Mr. Bean T-shirts. Orion Costume is …

LOS ANGELES: The new ten-part docu-comedy Rhett & Link: Commercial Kings, based on the web series I Love Local Commercials, is to launch on IFC on June 24. The show follows lifelong best friends Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal as they …

WEST HOLLYWOOD: Shankly International Distribution has been named the exclusive worldwide TV sales agent for Fusion TV, which has a library that includes more than 750 episodes of action sports and adventure travel programming. Fusion TV’s catalogue includes the 55×52-minute Airtime, …

LONDON: Chello Zone is launching its preschool channel JimJam on Skynindo, Indonesia’s newest pay-TV supplier. Skynindo provides viewers with digital TV, featuring a range of Asian-influenced information, entertainment and education programming; shows such as Thomas & Friends, Bob the Builder, Barney, Angelina …

LOS ANGELES: Acclaimed filmmaker Peter Berg is set to direct and exec-produce On Freddie Roach, a new HBO reality series focused on the famous boxing trainer. A co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment, the cinéma-vérité series focuses on Roach as he …

PARIS: Mistral Production has signed up eight countries to participate in the new series The Biggest Game Show in the World, a large-scale version of its Intercities format. Armenia, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, France, Russia, the U.K. and Ukraine have …

PHILADELPHIA: Comcast customers have watched 20 billion entertainment choices on demand since the service’s launch in 2003, with The Hangover as its most-viewed new release movie and South Park as the most-viewed TV series. When Comcast launched its on-demand service, it …

TOKYO: In an initiative to help those affected by the Great East Japan earthquake, Nippon Television Network and its 31 affiliates that comprise the 24-Hour Television Charity Committee have donated 530 million yen toward relief efforts. This is its second …