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TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has closed deals in Europe, Asia and the Middle East for its slate of factual properties and lifestyle series. Travel Channel EMEA and Asia opted for the 13-episode travel-adventure series Life’s a Trip. The one-hour …

LOS ANGELES: Starz Worldwide Distribution is to offer the satirical news show Onion News Network for international broadcasters at MIPTV, expanding its slate of IFC comedies. Based on the successful newspaper The Onion, known for its pointed satire, the show launched …

LONDON: DRG has wrapped up 13 new deals for the Channel 4 doc The Real King’s Speech, with sales to Canada and Latin America, among other markets. From 1212 Productions, The Real King’s Speech is inspired by the theatrical adaptation, …

TORONTO: This year’s Banff World Media Festival will feature an exclusive summit, organized in conjunction with The Paley Center for Media, bringing together senior executives from the global entertainment, media, technology, communications and advertising industries. The Summit at Banff, on …

LONDON: Two new fast-turnaround documentaries from ITN Productions, Tsunami Search and Rescue and Nuclear Meltdown, are to be represented worldwide by Cineflix International. Nuclear Meltdown is a collaboration between ITN and Cineflix International with no commissioning broadcaster attached. Announcing the …

LONDON: NBCUniversal has announced its new international leadership structure under Jeff Shell, with Kevin MacLellan tapped as president of international television, with oversight for sales, channels and production. Shell, president of NBCUniversal International, announced the new London-based leadership team today. …

LONDON: The exclusive TV distribution and home-entertainment rights for Seven Network’s drama series Winners & Losers are now held by FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) for representation worldwide, outside of Australia and New Zealand. The 22×1-hour drama follows the lives of four very …

LONDON: A host of new game-show and reality formats are going to be on offer from Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic at MIPTV, alongside a slate of classic hits. Cover Me is a weekly music-based entertainment show that has been a …

NEW YORK: Comedy Central has given the greenlight to 26 new episodes of Twentieth Century Fox Television’s Futurama, created by Matt Groening, after resurrecting the show last year. The first installment of 13 new episodes will premiere in the summer of …

MAINZ: Eva Reifferscheid is joining the acquisitions team of ZDF Enterprises, where she will be responsible for picking up feature films and series. Reifferscheid has been working for the Mainz media corporation for five years, most recently heading up the …