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MIAMI: Sir Martin Sorrell, the CEO of ad giant WPP Group, delivered the opening keynote at NATPE under the banner “Kiss & Punch,” representing the need to cooperate and compete in the media industry. Sorrell began by talking about how …

BARCELONA: Cartoon Network Latin America has acquired Timoon Animation’s Monk in a deal with Imira Entertainment, which is also representing the free-TV rights to Breakthrough Entertainment’s Dino Dan in the region. Breakthrough’s hit live-action series recently sold to Discovery Kids in …

LONDON: Responding to news that Jeremy Hunt, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport, has referred its proposed takeover of BSkyB to the Competition Commission, News Corporation has called Ofcom’s analysis of the merger "deficient in …

MIAMI: Mexican media giant Televisa has secured the rights to the new Power Rangers Samurai series, which launches in the U.S. on Nickelodeon next month, in a deal with MarVista Entertainment. The latest series in Saban Brands’ long-running Power Rangers …

MIAMI: FremantleMedia Enterprises has scored a host of deals in Latin America, including sales of the new seasons of American Idol and Project Runway. Season ten of American Idol will air on Sony in Central and South America and the …

MIAMI: BBC Worldwide has clinched a deal with Mexican terrestrial broadcaster TV Azteca covering a host of natural history and science titles, including David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood. Other titles covered under the agreement, which was announced at NATPE, include Walking …

TORONTO/MIAMI: Shaftesbury’s Vacation with Derek and the tween series Baxter have been acquired by Starz Entertainment. The 90-minute Vacation with Derek is a follow-up to the hit series Life with Derek, which airs in more than 120 countries worldwide. The …

MIAMI: Fireworks International has licensed a range of content to Sony Pictures Entertainment Networks Latin America, including Vuguru’s Pretty Tough and the Animal Planet series Freak Encounters. The three-year deal kicks off in April and covers the pay-TV and Internet …

NEW YORK: Kim Rosenblum is to become the executive VP of marketing and creative for TV Land, after having served in the senior VP role since 2008. Rosenblum will continue to be based in New York, reporting to Larry Jones, …

LOS ANGELES: Kelsey Grammer is getting into the unscripted content business with a new entity, G3 Productions, that has entered into a joint venture with Zodiak USA. Zodiak USA will have the first look rights to all properties from G3, which is …