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LOS ANGELES/LONDON: FOX International Channels (FIC) in Australia has reached a deal with Entertainment One Television (eOne) for the rights to the hit series The Walking Dead. FIC in Australia has acquired the pay television, extended and basic cable and free …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: Toonzone Studios has sold its animated family comedy Action Dad to Canal+ in France. Produced by Toonzone Studios and financed by the Animation Development Company, the show targets kids aged 6 to 11 and is intended to attract co-viewing. With …

LONDON: Andrew Robertson and Pasa Mustafa, two former Endemol executives, have set up a new venture that will focus on producing multiplatform content such as the new social quiz format 6 For the Win. At East London Productions, Robertson and …

LONDON: Broadcasters across Eastern Europe picked up approximately 85 hours of children’s and factual programming from Parthenon Entertainment at MIPTV. In Hungary, Origo TV secured a 22.5-hour package for its Ozone Network, while Megamax, Chello Central Europe’s new channel in …

BEVERLY HILLS: Televix Entertainment will serve as the worldwide distributor of a new animated comedy series based on the Gogo’s Crazy Bones collectible figurines. Collectibles companies Magic Box International and PPI Worldwide have teamed with Lima-based Aronnax Animation Studios for the …

CHARLOTTE: Bender Media Services is set to represent the preschool series Raggs for distribution in the U.S. and Latin American territories. The live action and animated musical TV series produced from 2006 to 2008 in Sydney currently airs on public …

PREMIUM: BBC One controller Danny Cohen and BBC Daytime controller Liam Keelan discuss the channel’s programming strategy. How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through Sunday? Daytime strips include Homes Under the Hammer, Bargain Hunt, …

MIAMI: Don Browne is retiring from his post at NBCUniversal after six years as the president of the company’s Spanish-language media division, Telemundo Communications Group. Browne, who turns 68 this May, joined Telemundo as COO in 2003, before being upped …

NEW YORK: Capitalizing on the success of the record-breaking series Jersey Shore, MTV has greenlit new programming that will feature cast members Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio and Jenni "JWoww" Farley. The two untitled reality projects, executive …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment and ITV Global Entertainment have ended their co-distribution arrangement for the children’s series Pocoyo, with Zinkia assuming the role of exclusive worldwide distributor of all rights to the franchise. The move follows closely on the heels of …