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NEW YORK: DIY Network has given the go-ahead for a second season of the weekly series The Vanilla Ice Project, featuring the ’90s pop icon showcasing his passion and talent for home renovation. The first ten-episode season debuted October 14 …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has signed a home-video distribution deal for The Jungle Book with Play Records Marketing & Distribution of Israel. Play Records has picked up the home-video rights for the 52×11-minute series in Israel for three years. DQE will …

NEW YORK: The new original competition series Master of the Mix on Centric takes a selection of the world’s most popular DJs and challenges them to compete against each other for cash and prizes. The show is hosted by producer …

LOS ANGELES: The American Film Market (AFM) has teamed up with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to set up a range of events and activities for Hong Kong Day, taking place November 4. The day-long event will focus on …

TEL AVIV: The Armoza Formats suspense drama The Naked Truth has been picked up for U.S. development by HBO, to be adapted by Clyde Phillips of Showtime’s Dexter and produced by Lionsgate. Along with adapting the format, Phillips will write …

TOKYO: The winners for the 37th Japan Prize have been announced, with the top honors going to NHK’s Cosmic Code Breakers: The Secrets of Prime Numbers. A total of 360 programs were submitted for the audiovisual division this year. The …

HONG KONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE: The Chosunilbo, a leading daily newspaper company in South Korea, has plans to launch a new general-entertainment cable channel in the region, and has tapped MTV Networks International (MTVNI) to collaborate on live events, production, licensing and international distribution for …

CHICAGO: Akoo International has appointed William Campbell III, who previously served as president of Discovery Networks, to the role of president for Akoo Social Television. Campbell will oversee programming, consumer marketing, business development and ad sales for Akoo, which delivers …

One of the best-attended sessions at MIPCOM, the Formats Superpanel featured FremantleMedia’s Rob Clark, Shine’s Alex Mahon, Banijay’s François de Brugada, Endemol’s Tom Toumazis and Embassy Row’s Michael Davies discussing some of the key issues facing the format industry, including …

PHILADELPHIA: Third-quarter revenues at Comcast Corporation gained 7.3 percent to $9.5 billion, but a rise in expenses and slower subscriber growth saw its profit slip 8 percent to $867 million. The quarter’s results include $21 million in expenses related to …