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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 …

CANNES: World Screen Newsflash offers up a review of the key highlights at MIPCOM, which ended today in Cannes. The volcanic ash that disrupted MIPTV was a distant memory as 12,400 executives descended upon Cannes this week for MIPCOM. With …

TORONTO: Kevin Crull joins CTVglobemedia as COO on January 1, 2011, and is due to become president of CTV once Bell’s acquisition of the Canadian broadcaster is complete. “Kevin Crull has a great reputation as a seasoned executive leader and innovator …

CANNES/SYDNEY: BBC’s Natural History Unit has a number of titles that have sold to Nine Network in Australia, including Frozen Planet, narrated by David Attenborough.  Frozen Planet is the latest offering from the BBC’s new natural history portfolio BBC Earth. The …

CANNES: Reed MIDEM announced this morning that attendance at the market is up to 12,400, with a 4-percent increase in buyers to 4,200, and also revealed plans for a new forum at MIPTV, in association with GSMA, organizers of the Mobile …

SINGAPORE: The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) is maintaining its stance against Singapore’s new pay-TV policies on cross-carriage of content, arguing that they run contrary to the interests of the island nation’s subscription television market. CASBAA issued its …

CANNES: DQ Entertainment is teaming up with French production company Super Prod and Story Board Animation in association with TF1 for the animated series Lassie and Friends. The 52-episode series is being targeted at kids 5 to 10 for a …

CANNES: Multimedia Development Corporation (MDec) has sold the animated kids’ action-adventure series Saladin to Turkey’s ATV.  The series is aimed at 10- to 15-year-olds. It was inspired by the 12th century statesman, who in the series is 18 years old …

LOS ANGELES: GK-tv’s Camelot has been picked up by Channel 4 in the U.K., with additional sales confirmed in the Netherlands, Israel and pan-Asia. Camelot is the first project offered for international buyers from GK-tv since the company’s launch, less …

CANNES: The spy drama Spooks is to air across the CIS and Baltic states through a deal signed between Fox Television and BBC Worldwide, which has sold some 800 hours of programming across Central and Eastern Europe. Fox TV has …