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LOS ANGELES: Fox LOOK has secured a licensing deal with India’s Bulldog Media & Entertainment for a Hindi-language version of its 13×1-hour reality format Beauty and the Geek. As part of the agreement, which was one of Fox LOOK’s last …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has announced its summer lineup, which includes another installment of America’s Got Talent, alongside the new musical competition series The Voice. America’s Got Talent debuts in its sixth season on May 31 with a special two-hour premiere. …

LONDON: Meteorite Men and Over Your Head from LMNO Productions are the latest additions to Passion Distribution’s catalogue, secured through a multi-year deal. Passion will represent the all-new third season of Meteorite Men, in addition to seasons one and two. Produced …

LONDON/OSLO: Sony Pictures Television’s 2waytraffic International has signed a first-look agreement with Nordic World. The one-year agreement sees 2waytraffic gaining the exclusive first look at Nordic World’s formats around the world, excluding for Scandinavia and Finland. Current formats covered under …

PARIS: The 13th edition of MIPDOC is expected to host more than 800 participants from April 2 to 3 at the Carlton in Cannes, with more than 1,360 programs available for screening, marking the largest digital library of documentaries in …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has secured a number of licensing agreements with Germany’s free-to-air broadcaster RTL, and Mexico’s Televisa and MVS Multivision. RTL licensed 16 Wishes, a family film that stars Debby Ryan of The Suite Life on Deck and …

BURBANK: The new reality show Flashback from BlazHoffski has been picked up by Warner Bros. International Television Production, which will offer the series for international format adaptations. Each one-hour episode takes place over 13 hours, during which time five couples …

NEW YORK: Syfy has a total of 14 new original series and events on its upcoming programming slate, including a project featuring rock musician Tommy Lee and another with author and spiritual guru Deepak Chopra. In July, Syfy launches four scripted …

NEW YORK: Univision Communications has appointed Maelia Macin as executive VP of network sales for Univision Networks, while Peter Lazarus becomes executive VP of sales strategy for New Networks. In her new role, which will be based in New York, …

PREMIUM: Organizações Globo is a media powerhouse in Brazil with free and pay television, radio, newspapers, publishing and film. The country’s booming economy, growing advertising and consumer spending are all benefiting Globo’s businesses, as president Roberto Irineu Marinho tells World …