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SÃO PAULO: Sun Channel Tourism Television in Venezuela has picked up The Greatest Spectacle on Earth from the GloboDOC: That’s Carnaval trilogy of specials. The Globo TV International documentary has already been sold into Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has signed a co-production deal for the second season of Casper’s Scare School, produced in a 3D animated CGI format. The co-production is between DQE, Moonscoop and Classic Media, with a budget of approximately 7 million euros. …

LOS ANGELES: E! Entertainment Television has signed up journalist and author Laura Ling as host of the investigative documentary series E! Investigates. Each hour-long installment looks into controversial topics, stories and trends that are often overlooked or misinterpreted in the …

LONDON: Endemol Games is a new division within Endemol UK that will specialize in online gaming, to be led by Jurian Van der Meer as managing director. Formerly Endemol UK’s head of products and brand exploitation, Van der Meer will …

MEXICO CITY/MUNICH: Studio100 Media has tapped Comarex to remain its exclusive distributor in Latin America as part of a new three-year deal. With the alliance, Comarex will be showcasing Studio100 properties such as Maya the Bee and The Woodlies to …

PARIS: France Télévisions has acquired a number of new preschool series to add to the Ludo Zouzous block on France 5. Series include Team UmiZumi, produced by MTV/Nickelodeon, about three superheroes who use mathematics to help schoolchildren solve their daily …

PARIS: The reality series Stars of Science has returned with new episodes on 15 Arab channels, with the Qatar Foundation again appointing Lagardère Media Consulting to handle production and distribution for the show. The series watches 16 young candidates, selected …

NEW YORK: Entertainment One has received a second-season commitment from Syfy—in the U.S. and internationally—and Canwest in Canada on Haven. The 13-episode second season will commence production in Nova Scotia in spring 2011 for rollout in the summer. Based on The Colorado …

NEW YORK: Food Network Asia has launched in the Philippines on DTH platform Cignal Digital TV, following rollouts in Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia. The HD channel includes a mix of popular U.S. Food Network series, as well as locally produced, original content. Announcing …

NEW YORK: MTV Networks has acquired a slate of 2010 theatrical features from NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution in a deal that sees Spike TV scoring the broadcast premiere rights to, among others, Robin Hood, Wolfman and Green Zone. Spike TV’s broadcast …