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LONDON: The entertainment format IF has been sold by Banijay International to pan-regional Middle East broadcaster MBC, which will air 20 hour-long local episodes produced by In Media Plus. IF confronts its guest stars with a series of rapid-fire questions …

TORONTO: DHX Media has sold three seasons of its teen live-action comedy The Latest Buzz into the U.S. market, scoring a pickup from Starz. The 62×22-minute sitcom follows five 14-year-old writers who work at a youth magazine during their eighth …

TORONTO: Jana Bennett, the newly appointed president of worldwide networks and Global iPlayer at BBC Worldwide, is slated to take part in the nextMEDIA stream at the 2011 Banff World Media Festival. "We are honored to welcome Jana Bennett as …

TORONTO: Crash Canyon Adventure is a new online social game based on the hit TELETOON-commissioned series, with Breakthrough Entertainment partnering with Big Blue Bubble for the development of the interactive add-on. The game is targeted for youth and young adults …

TORONTO: Skywriter Media & Entertainment Group and TELETOON Canada are teaming up for the development of the new animated series Camp Lakebottom, targeted at kids 6 to 11. The half-hour animated comedy follows the summer adventures of a group of …

NEW YORK: CBS News has put in place a new management team, with Jeff Fager promoted to chairman and David Rhodes as president, taking over for Sean McManus, who has become chairman of CBS Sports. McManus had been serving as …

TORONTO: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is scheduled for its Canadian debut on March 1 and will feature a lineup of original series and specials that includes Season 25: Oprah Behind the Scenes and The Gayle King Show. The launch day …

BEIJING: Metan Development Group and EChinaMD have partnered for the new medical lifestyle series Everyday LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability), scheduled to launch in China this summer. Metan will produce the series pilot, along with handling negotiations with TV …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Networks International (DNI) has six new series in production for TLC International, spanning genres such as weddings, parenting and game shows. From DNI’s newly created international production and development unit, the new programs features non-scripted and scripted …

BURBANK: With Q1 revenues up 10 percent to $10.7 billion, The Walt Disney Company recorded a net profit for the period of $1.3 billion, a 54-percent hike on first quarter 2010. “We had an excellent first quarter, driven by strong …