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VANCOUVER: Paperny Films is to begin production on season two of the docusoap Dussault Inc. for Rogers Media Television to air on Biography and Citytv. Season two follows entrepreneur Jason Dussault of Dussault Apparel, Inc. and his family as they …

LONDON: ALL3MEDIA International has set up a development fund for new factual productions, covering a number of genres. Maartje Horchner, the head of acquisitions at ALL3MEDIA, said, “We are looking to establish partnerships with a diverse range of new and …

TORONTO: Proper Television is shooting 80 new episodes of Come Dine with Me Canada for W Network, increasing the series total to 120 half-hour shows. The series is produced by Proper Television in association with W Network and is based …

PARIS: Zodiak Rights has closed a round of international sales for WikiLeaks: War, Lies and Videotape that includes broadcasters such as Discovery Europe, TV4 in Sweden, MTV OY in Finland and TVP in Poland. The documentary has further been picked …

PREMIUM: Disney Channels UK is kicking off a new production strategy this year with an eye to building more local content with international potential, according to Boel Ferguson, general manager. Disney Channels UK has already dipped into local production in …

NEW YORK: MTV International is to produce its own English-language version of the reality makeover series Plain Jane from Sony Pictures Television’s (SPT) 2waytraffic, while also taking on the original U.S. version for multi-territory broadcasts. MTV International is set to …

PARIS: New carriage has been secured for FRANCE 24 to air part-time on the PBS KCET network in California through its U.S. partner MHz Worldview. The English-language version of FRANCE 2 is available Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to …

HONG KONG: FOXTEL’s Kim Williams, Astro’s Rohana Rozhan, MNC Group’s Hary Tanoesoedibjo and Tata Sky’s Harit Nagpal are among the executives slated to speak at Media Partners Asia’s second-annual Asia Pacific Pay-TV Operators Summit, set to be held in May in Bali. Taking …

NEW YORK: Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, a reality series centered on the husband and wife team of Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott, has made its way to WE tv in Asia for a February 3 debut. The show …

SYDNEY: The DaVincibles from SLR Productions has secured a slot on Channel 7 in Australia, where it will debut in February. The show will air Saturday mornings at 11:30 a.m. from February 5 to April 9. The 52×11-minute animated series …