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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 …

PRAGUE: The Spektrum HD channel has been added to the channel lineup of Skylink, bringing the service to nearly 15 percent of Czech and Slovak TV households. Spektrum HD offers documentaries that cover science, history, wildlife and culture. The service joins …

LONDON: Australian pay-TV platform FOXTEL has licensed a total of 80 hours of comedy and factual programming from DRG, including the Channel 4 series Peep Show. Season two and three Peep Show will air on FOXTEL’s The Comedy Channel, which recently …

MUNICH: The newly remastered 3D versions of Maya the Bee and Vicky the Viking have been sold by Studio100 to Austrian pubcaster ORF. Finalized at MIPTV, the deal grants ORF the exclusive free-TV and German-language rights for Austria for the …

NEW YORK: Chris Rantamaki, formerly Discovery Channel’s VP of production, is taking on the role of VP of original series at Spike TV. The newly created post will see Rantamaki responsible for overseeing the development of non-scripted series. He will be …

TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Entertainment One (eOne) has extended its agreement to continue distributing film titles from Summit Entertainment in all media across Canada and the U.K. Summit’s film catalogue includes the Twilight franchise; the Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker; Knowing, starring …