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LOS ANGELES: Mnet, the U.S. network targeting Asian Americans, has announced its spring lineup, highlighting its original series Short Notice and Beats Per Mnet. Short Notice is an hour-long series hosted by actress and comedian Lilan Bowden, which features award-winning …

CULVER CITY: In the Qube is a first-of-its-kind entertainment news program, dedicated entirely to the world of 3D, that is set to air monthly on 3net starting April 24. The hour-long show is produced by the networks division of Sony …

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 …

HONG KONG: Two new hires have been made at Celestial Pictures, marking the company’s entry into the social games arena and the expansion of its channels business. Justin Weng has been named VP of game development and licensing. He will …

AMSTERDAM/MUNICH: Dutch media group Sanoma is acquiring ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s broadcasting and print assets in the Netherlands in conjunction with John de Mol’s Talpa Media, while partnering with two other companies to acquire its Belgian channels. The deals do not include …

WARSAW: The Starmax HD platform in Spain has granted carriage to the Kino Polska movie channels FilmBox and FilmBox España. The movie channels cover genres such as comedy, romance, drama, westerns, psychological thrillers, action and family entertainment. They are also …

LONDON/SOFIA: Bulgarian broadcaster TV7 will launch a localized Nickelodeon branded block this month delivering titles such as Dora the Explorer and Big Time Rush, among others. The deal between Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) and TV7 covers four hours of …

LONDON: Mike Beale has been tapped for the newly created post of director of international formats at ITV Studios, joining the company from NBCUniversal. Beale most recently served as the VP of international television production at NBCU. Prior to this he …

LONDON: Channel 4 has renewed Endemol’s Million Dollar Drop format for three additional seasons, while France’s TF1 and Switzerland’s SF1 have signed up for their own versions of the show. Created by Endemol UK’s Remarkable Television—which is producing 29 new …

LONDON: Eric Karp has joined Mind Candy as head of licensing for the Americas, leading the company’s newly formed New York-based division. Karp is responsible for developing, expanding and rolling out a licensing program in the Americas for the digital …