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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 …

LONDON: The Walt Disney Company announced a slew of deals at MIPCOM last week, with sales to Italy, Spain, the U.K. and Asia, among other territories, as well as an expanded agreement across the Middle East and North Africa. A …

SÃO PAULO: Globo TV International has entered into a deal with Chello Zone for programming to air on China’s CCTV. The deal includes the series Woman, which follows the professional and personal lives of two very different doctors working in …

TOKYO: BBC Worldwide is set to launch a branded drama block on Japanese cable and satellite broadcaster LaLa TV in April 2011. BBC Entertainment presents “Premium Theatre” will air once a week in prime time, delivering top BBC Worldwide dramas such …

BURBANK: Four more pilots have been given the go-ahead from ABC Family, which has also ordered additional episodes of its hit comedy Melissa & Joey. The network has give a back-order to Melissa & Joey, bringing its first-season total to …

STRASBOURG: By the end of this year, DTT services will be up and running in all but one of the EU member states (Romania), according to new research from the European Audiovisual Observatory. This year will see eight European countries completing …

MIAMI: The Telemundo Internacional production Hidden Passion is to launch in Ghana on Viasat on October 12 in a 3 p.m. time slot. The story has been sold in more than five countries in Africa, include Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and …

LOS ANGELES: MGM is soliciting support from its secured lenders for a reorganization plan that would see Spyglass Entertainment’s Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum running the studio after it emerges from a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. MGM expects to continue normal …

KNOXVILLE: DIY Network is always on the lookout for new spins on the home-improvement genre, according to its programming VP. ON THE RECORD: ANDY SINGER, VP, PROGRAMMING How do you schedule the channel from morning through late night, Monday through …

LONDON: A range of new content, from the likes of ALL3MEDIA International and Endemol, has been picked up by BBC Worldwide Channels to air in Poland, Africa, Asia and the Nordic region on BBC Entertainment and BBC Lifestyle starting in 2011. From ALL3MEDIA …