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PREMIUM: David Frank, the chief executive of Zodiak Media Group, talks to World Screen about making the group’s various companies as internationally focused as possible and about the broad range of genres they produce, which he believes is a main …

LONDON: Content Television, which recently rebranded from Fireworks International, has sold the crime thriller Thorne into more than 120 territories. The drama made its debut in the U.K. and was one of Sky1’s top performing shows of 2010. It was …

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: Discovery Studios has signed a long-term overall deal with Daniel Soiseth, a producer on reality-TV hits like America’s Next Top Model and Hell’s Kitchen. ITV Studios alum Lee Bartlett, currently the interim president of Discovery Studios, commented, “Discovery Studios continues …

HAMILTON: Central European Media Enterprises has agreed to acquire Bontonfilm, a film, television, home-entertainment and digital distribution company with operations in the Czech Republic and Slovak Republic. The acquisition was carried out by the CME Media Pro subsidiary from Bancroft Private …

SYDNEY: There are more than 100 hours of fresh programming from Beyond Distribution launching at MIPTV, covering a range of genres, including kids, reality, crime and science and technology. For the younger set, Tati’s Hotel is a live-action show about …

TORONTO: CTV has extended its partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) for The Juno Awards, keeping the annual music awards show on the Canadian broadcaster through 2016. CTV has been airing the Canadian music awards, …

PREMIUM: Since News Corporation began investing in the German pay-TV company Premiere, and re-branded it Sky Deutschland, the service has been adding subscribers and improving its financial performance. CEO Brian Sullivan tells World Screen how German consumers had not been …

LONDON: National Geographic Ventures International (NGVI) has partnered with factual production outfit Touch Productions to set up Dizzy Earth, which makes its official debut at MIPTV with a slate of factual-entertainment formats. The joint venture aims to create and exploit …

TORONTO: The hit original drama Rookie Blue returns for a second season this summer on Global, alongside the all-new series The Hot Zone. Rookie Blue had the most watched inaugural season of any scripted Canadian drama in two decades. The …