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MIAMI BEACH: Fluent Media Group (FMG) has inked a deal to develop and produce Telefe’s catalogue of TV series for the U.S. market. FMG has signed development deals in the past year with Sony Pictures Television/Showtime, ABC Studios, Fox Television Studios …

NEW YORK: The proliferation of over-the-top (OTT) television platforms will not cause widespread cable TV subscription cancellations, says Fitch Ratings, nor will it effect the credit ratings of U.S. pay-TV platforms. According to Fitch, only 10 percent to 20 percent of the overall …

MISRATA: Tim Hetherington, the co-director of the Oscar-nominated Afghan war doc Restrepo, was killed in an explosion in the Libyan city of Misrata yesterday. "It is with great sadness we learned that our son and brother photographer and filmmaker Tim …

NEW YORK: BBC America has signed up to co-produce the new season of Being Human, along with the previously announced co-pros Outcasts and Bedlam, for its Supernatural Saturday lineup. BBC America is co-producing the new season of the British original Being …

LONDON: Elisabeth Sladen, known for her role as Sarah Jane Smith on the BBC’s Doctor Who and CBBC’s The Sarah Jane Adventures, has passed away at the age of 63. Sladen first appeared on Doctor Who in 1973 and remained …

SYDNEY: A multi-title deal has been firmed up between Beyond Distribution and the Thai Public Broadcasting Service, with a raft of programming that includes Wild Animal Baby Explorers and more. The 52×15-minute Wild Animal Baby Explorers serves as an early …

LONDON: Turner Broadcasting is taking its British preschool channel Cartoonito across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, bringing the service to some 125 million homes in 112 territories. Cartoonito will roll out in a number of EMEA territories as a …

MONACO: A total of 21 programs from 11 countries have been nominated for Golden Nymph awards, among them the U.S. comedies 30 Rock, Glee and Modern Family, at the 51st annual Monte Carlo Television Festival, which is scheduled for June …

BEVERLY HILLS: Production starts this week on Boss, an original drama from Starz and Lionsgate that features Kelsey Grammer playing a Machiavellian-type mayor of Chicago. Grammer (Frasier) will play Chicago Mayor Tom Kane, with a supporting cast that includes Connie …

LONDON: The in-house drama lineup of new and returning series for CBBC includes The 4 O’Clock Club, Young Dracula, Sadie J and Tracy Beaker Returns. The 13×30-minute The 4 O’Clock Club features two brothers who attend the same school, each of …