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NEW YORK: RHI Entertainment has received approval to emerge from Chapter 11 with a reorganization plan that reduces its debt and obligations by more than $400 million. "This is a great day for RHI Entertainment,” said Robert Halmi, Jr, CEO. “With the …

HELSINKI: FremantleMedia has named Marika Makaroff to the newly created post of creative director for its operations in Finland, upped from a role as managing director. Starting April 1, Makaroff takes on her new position, under which she will place …

PREMIUM: John Hendricks, the founder and chairman of Discovery Communications, talks to World Screen about making a big strategic move into programming for tablet devices, and continuing to leverage the company’s international self-syndicated network to invest significantly in original content …

LONDON/BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP) has secured the format and finished-program rights to upcoming television projects from British independent Outline Productions, kicking off with the BBC Two series Great British Food Revival. WBITVP will have the exclusive right to …

NEW YORK: James Murdoch has been elevated to deputy COO and chairman and CEO of international at News Corporation, a role that sees him relocating to New York. In this new post, Murdoch—formerly chairman and CEO for Europe and Asia—will work …

BUENOS AIRES: BBC Worldwide has scored its first local format commission in Chile, with MEGA TV on board for its own version of Make My Body Younger. Thirteen one-hour episodes will be co-produced by BBC Worldwide with its production partner, GP Media, as …

ISTANBUL: Joining the Global Agency catalogue in time for MIPTV is the prime-time drama Magnificent Century (Muhtesem Yuzyil), currently airing on Show TV in Turkey. Produced by TIMS Productions, the 23×90-minute series is about Suleiman the Magnificent, the sultan who …

MIAMI: Telemundo’s bilingual cable network, mun2, is working with Telemundo Studios on a show that is being billed as a "dramela"—a dramatic series with its roots in the novela genre. RPM Miami is a 13-episode series that is slated to …

LONDON: ProSiebenSat.1’s Red Arrow Entertainment has picked up a 51-percent interest in The Mob Film Co., the transatlantic production company whose credits include the Terry Pratchett Discworld adaptations and the documentary In the Land of the Free. The Mob Film …

LONDON/ABU DHABI: Driver Dan’s Story Train, a preschool series from 3Line Media in association with twofour54, heads into MIPTV with the momentum of a recommission from CBeebies. The show’s companion website recently received an award. The series itself was shortlisted in …