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SEATTLE: Members of Amazon’s Prime service now have access to unlimited, commercial-free instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost. Prime membership is continued at $79 per year, even with the new streaming availability. …

LONDON: The preschool channel CBeebies is headed to Norway, Denmark and Sweden as a localized service, via a deal signed by BBC Worldwide and Canal+. CBeebies will launch as a commercial-free daily block on Canal+’s new children’s channel, which is …

DALLAS: AT&T has added FOX Soccer Plus HD to the U-verse TV Sports lineup, with a free preview being offered through February 27. The premium sports network delivers live, exclusive soccer matches from some of the world’s best leagues, including England’s …

LONDON/HONG KONG: Endemol has received a commission for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Asia, with Associated Broadcasting Company in the Philippines ordering 12 local-language episodes for TV5. The show will be produced in the local language of Tagalog and will …

ROME/LONDON: FOX International Channels’ (FIC) FOX Retro, which launched two years ago, has been a strong performer for Sky Italia, ranking among the top 10 most-watched entertainment networks on the platform. FOX Retro ended January 2011 as the eighth most-watched …

PARIS: This year, MIPTV will present the first Brand of the Year Award, as part of its two-day Branded Entertainment Summit, taking place April 5 and 6. The new award will be presented to an international brand for its outstanding …

LONDON: NBCUniversal International has inked a development and first-look deal with Full Clip Productions, established by John Schwarz, Michael Schwarz and Sam Worthington. The agreement sees Full Clip Productions developing original content for NBCUniversal International, as well as potential spin-off …

PARIS: Co-productions will be a running theme throughout a number of events at MIPTV, particularly during the Producers’ Forum, which takes place April 4 and 5. The Producers’ Forum, back in its second year, will have a special focus on …

NEW YORK: In conversation with World Screen’s Anna Carugati at NATPE 2011, Don Browne, the president of Telemundo Communications Group, discussed the importance of original productions at the U.S. Hispanic broadcaster. Watch an excerpt here.   brightcove.createExperiences(); Wish you had …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has secured a number of deals for its drama series and telenovelas in Eastern Europe. In Poland, Tele5 has acquired the police series Internal Affairs and City of Men, based on the Brazilian film City …