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WEST HOLLYWOOD: The Travel Channel is set to debut the action docuseries First Ascent, which it acquired from Shankly International Distribution, on November 4. The 6×30-minute series is a co-production with National Geographic International and Sender Films. The show watches …

LONDON/MUMBAI: A new deal between BBC Worldwide and India’s Reliance Big Entertainment sees the two outfits partnering on three motion pictures, for both co-production and distribution. The first theatrical feature to be co-produced from the new partnership will be the 3D …

VAN NUYS: A new trial has been ordered in the long-running legal battle between MGA Entertainment and Mattel over the Bratz doll, with the $100 million in damages awarded to Mattel being vacated by a California judge. The 2008 ruling granted …

LONDON: Food Network continues to expand its reach across EMEA with new launches in Portugal and the Netherlands. A deal with Vodafone Portugal bring Food Network into mainland Portugal, with viewers receiving the channel on Casa IPTV from this week. …

NEW YORK: CAKE’s Tom van Waveren and Ed Galton discuss the challenges and opportunities of operating as an independent in the kids’ content arena today.   With a catalogue that includes international hits like the Total Drama franchise and Eliot …

PREMIUM: Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group, talks about working with Jeffrey Katzenberg and Haim Saban, touring the House of Lords with Waheed Alli, building partnerships and writing the next chapter in Nickelodeon’s worldwide growth. Under …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) and Televisa have signed a new multi-year programming output deal for Mexico, expanding on the companies’ long-standing relationship. Televisa continues to hold on to the free-TV rights to hit series such as The …

LOS ANGELES: Multi Channels Asia (MCA) is taking the U.S. HD sports and music channel Havoc TV across the Asia Pacific, to be launched in the region in a special preview mode in early 2011. The channel features a mix …

LONDON: Impossible Pictures has completed filming on the fourth and fifth seasons of Primeval for co-production partners ITV, ProSieben, BBC Worldwide, BBC America and UKTV. The fourth season of seven fresh episodes will debut on ITV early in 2011. UKTV’s …

DUBAI/LONDON: Sony Pictures Television Arabia is a new Dubai-based production company set up to serve the Arabic-speaking market, with offices also located in Cairo and Beirut. Ziad Kebbi and Dany Karam jointly lead the company, responsible for representing Sony Pictures …