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LONDON: The BBC-Showtime co-production Episodes, featuring Friends star Matt LeBlanc, has been sold by Hat Trick International into 186 countries worldwide. Episodes comes from the writing partnership of Friends co-creator David Crane and Mad About You co-producer Jeffrey Klarik. The …

TORONTO: Canada’s Documentary Channel has acquired Black Nation as part its slate of Black History Month programming. The film examines African-American life on the streets of Detroit, along with featuring the city’s controversial church Shrine of the Black Madonna. Black …

TEL AVIV: Armoza Formats has scored a deal with Norway’s TV2 to launch Comedians at Work on the network this spring. Comedians at Work features comedians performing real jobs for a day, and then returning to the studio for a …

EL SEGUNDO: The documentary Waiting for Superman is now available on the DIRECTV CINEMA platform, coinciding day and date with its DVD release. Waiting for Superman chronicles the state of public education through the stories of a set of families …

NEW YORK: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has picked up the worldwide distribution, brand licensing and home-entertainment rights, excluding Canada, to the new tween live-action sitcom Really Me from Fresh TV. Really Me follows 15-year-old Maddy, who wins a contest to get …

SINGAPORE: Lucas Chow is stepping down as the CEO of MediaCorp effective July 2011, with the search for a successor already under way. Chow joined the Singaporean media group in December 2005 and is credited with driving a number of …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: DISCOP Accra, which wrapped last week in Accra, Ghana, attracted the largest attendance of any DISCOP event in Africa to date, with a record 439 participants. A total of 88 international exhibitors attended DISCOP Accra, including the major …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide has inked a deal to bring a branded block of high-definition content to subscribers of the pay-TV platform SKY Brazil. This is the first time that high-definition content from the BBC has aired in a branded channel environment in …

TORONTO: A number of new titles have been acquired by Tricon Films & Television for its lifestyle and documentary portfolios, including Decked Out and Decked Out Challenge. The 13×30-minute Decked Out and 4×1-hour Decked Out Challenge specials are focused on …

LUCERNE: The Rose d’Or festival is refreshing its branding for its 51st year, with a revamped website and the new tagline: Global Entertainment Television Festival. In keeping with the long-standing tradition of the Rose d’Or festival, the competition will focus …