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TORONTO: Portfolio International is to introduce the newly acquired animated series Jobi’s Room for worldwide sales at MIPTV. The 52×1-minute series is produced by Brazil’s 2D Lab. The show targets kids 6 to 11. Each episode follows two characters—10-year-old Jobi …

LONDON: CBS Reality has acquired seasons one and four of the unscripted show Surf Patrol from Cineflix International. The first season has 13 half-hour episodes, while season four has six new half-hours. The show follows the day-to-day exploits of Australian …

SILVER SPRING: An exclusive slate of royalty-themed content is set to broadcast on Discovery Networks International (DNI), coinciding with the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. In addition to airing royal-wedding programming across DNI’s portfolio, which includes TLC, Discovery …

PREMIUM: CTV is Canada’s largest private broadcaster and for the past nine years it has been the most-watched network and viewers’ number one choice in prime time. Kevin Crull, currently the COO of CTV’s parent company, CTVglobemedia, will become president …

PARIS: The animated paper-cut-out series Ava Riko Teo has secured a second-season commission for 39 seven-minute additional episodes, with delivery set for the first quarter of 2012. Ava Riko Teo, a co-production between Moonscoop and Korea’s Character Plan and EBS, …

MAINZ: A new online screening service from ZDF Enterprises allows registered users to view trailers and full-length programs from the company’s catalogue, which spans factual, children’s, drama and more. ZDF Enterprises’ portfolio includes a number of new factual highlights. These …

NEW YORK: Philippe Soutter, the co-founder and CEO of PGS Entertainment, talks to World Screen about bringing back well-known classic properties, such as The Little Prince, as well as launching original ideas.   In 2008, as the economic recession was beginning to …

MUNICH: Henrik Pabst has been hired by SevenOne International to serve as director of international format acquisitions and regional sales director. Pabst is responsible for acquiring the distribution rights for entertainment programs to join SevenOne’s catalogue. He has additional responsibility …

MIAMI: Telemundo has signed a deal to remain as the exclusive U.S. home for the World Cup qualifying matches of the Mexican National Team through 2013. Telemundo holds the exclusive U.S. broadcast and online rights for Mexico’s match-ups on the …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment has named Maria Hale as VP of television and head of programming and production, effective April 4. In her new role, Hale will lead the strategic direction for Corus’ TV programming decisions, including content production, acquisitions and …