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CANNES: A host of territories worldwide are going to see the debut of Oscar’s Oasis, as CAKE has scored a range of deals covering territories such as Canada, Russia and the Middle East.  Set in the desert, the cartoon is …

LOS ANGELES: Spike Lee is set to receive PromaxBDA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for creativity at the entertainment association’s 2011 annual conference, which takes place June 28 to 30 in New York. Lee has been active in the entertainment industry as …

CANNES: The existing programming and co-production deal between A&E Television Networks (AETN) and ZDF Enterprises has been extended for a further three years.  The agreement originally kicked off in 2005, spanning co-productions and program acquisitions, as well as a syndication …

NEW YORK: Oxygen has added three new properties to its development slate: the tentatively titled Maids of Drama, Lost Angels and My Post Grad Life. In Maids of Drama, viewers will get a glimpse of the jealousy and drama that …

CANNES: Several new agreements have been closed by ALL3MEDIA International on the Objective Productions’ format The Cube, including for the show’s first commission in Italy.  In Italy, Mediaset will be co-producing a first season with Objective Productions, with four feature-length …

LONDON/NEW YORK: The hidden-camera prank show Flash Prank has been commissioned by MTV International from the U.K.’s Splash Media. The 10×30-minute show will feature real-life pranks, and is set to air on MTV channels in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, …

CANNES: The animated feature film Seefood, a co-production between Silver Ant and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC), made its debut at an event last night in Cannes.  Seefood is a joint effort from Silver Ant and JCC, with support from the …

CANNES: Nordic entertainment channel TNT7 has scored a deal for 40 movies and series from HBO, including Big Love and In Treatment, to premiere starting this month. Also included in the 40 titles are: And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself …

CANNES: Since the beginning of this year, broadcasters in more than 15 territories have licensed Globo TV International’s new slate of products, which includes Cat’s Cradle and Passione. Globo introduced a host of new content at the beginning of this …

LONDON: Lynda La Plante has signed on to pen a fourth installment of ITV1’s popular Above Suspicion crime drama, which was launched to the global market at MIPTV this week. The British broadcaster has commissioned Above Suspicion: Silent Scream with …