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SANTA MONICA: A range of programming from TV Guide Network is being offered by Lionsgate at NATPE, including the original docu-soap Nail Files. Nail Files is from the executive producer of the smash hit Jersey Shore, SallyAnn Salsano. The series …

TORONTO: Fresh TV, the company behind the hit Total Drama animated franchise, has a new live-action sitcom in the works, in association with Canada’s Family Channel. Really Me will be filmed in Toronto, with the first episodes to air in …

MUNICH: The game show format You Deserve It, from Dick de Rijk, the man behind the hit Deal or No Deal, has been picked up by ABC in the U.S. through a deal signed by SevenOne International.  The show comes …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment International has secured licensing agreements for The Jungle Book with C.Riethmuller to distribute branded party products in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  Riethmuller will manufacture and distribute party goods, such as paper plates, paper cups, napkins, table covers, party …

NEW YORK: Three original non-fiction series and five original movies from Lifetime top AETN International’s roster for NATPE, which is officially under way in Miami today.  Series include Seriously Funny Kids, hosted by Project Runway‘s Heidi Klum; Glamour Belles, set …

MIAMI: Zodiak Rights is in Miami at NATPE with a slate that includes the new entertainment format Family Explorer, as well as the U.S. version of Being Human, among others.  The 90-minute format Family Explorer (working title) is an adventure …

PREMIUM: Jay Stuart speaks to Jane Mote and Christian Drobnyk about original programming plans at UKTV’s portfolio of channels. Britain’s biggest package of free digital channels, UKTV, has kicked off 2011 with a high-powered new advertising sales partner in Channel …

MIAMI: Don Browne, the president of Telemundo Communications Group, and César Conde, the president of Univision Networks, will share their insights into the U.S. Hispanic market in separate sessions at NATPE on Wednesday afternoon, moderated by World Screen‘s Anna Carugati. Both sessions …

LONDON: Up to 360 posts will be eliminated as part of a restructure of BBC Online, which also includes setting "a much clearer digital agenda" for the British public broadcaster. The changes, approved by the BBC Trust, include delivering a better quality …

NEW YORK: Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley, whose tenure at MTV saw the launch of hit series like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore, have set up an independent production company in partnership with Ben Silverman’s Electus. DiSanto and Gately, who exited MTV in December …