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SÃO PAULO: Brazilian network Band TV has extended its participation at MIPCOM, with its own stand to showcase in-house productions.    Among the offerings are The League, Police 24h, concerts from Chico Buarque and Martinália, Kick Off, The Drifter and two …

CANNES: Finland is the latest territory to join the roster for PopPixie, which Rainbow S.p.A. has sold to MTV3.  The comedy series, aimed at 4- to 10-year-olds, is also to air in France, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, South Africa and Israel, …

CANNES: Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has licensed some 400 hours across the Asia Pacific, in territories such as Australia, China, Malaysia and South Korea.  Premier Media Group in Australia went for the format Web Soup, launching a local version …

NEW YORK/SINGAPORE: AETN International is adding to its catalogue with a raft of productions from AETN All Asia Networks (AAA Networks).  Highlights include Hidden Cities, produced for HISTORY in collaboration with the Media Development Authority of Singapore, and Crime Investigation …

CANNES: twofour54 has sold the Arabic-language production of the hit series Driver Dan’s Story Train to the Al Jazeera Children’s Channel preschool service Baraem TV to air in the Middle East.  The Arabic version is being produced by Blink Studios. …

CANNES: CABLEready has added two industry veterans to its team, David Fox and Peter De Jong, as part of a new global expansion strategy.  Fox, the CEO of David Fox Associates, will be setting up a joint venture with CABLEready …

DOHA: Roch Pellerin has been named as the new head of global distribution at Al Jazeera, tasked with overseeing international expansion efforts.  Pellerin will be based at Al Jazeera’s Doha, Qatar, headquarters. He will report directly to Al Anstey, the …

STOCKHOLM: Catherine Wiernik is the new head of format acquisitions at TV4 in Sweden, where her focus will be on finding and adapting new major international formats for the group.  Wiernik will be responsible for dealing with international format distribution and …

LONDON/CANNES: Along with scoring a second season for its original series Boo & Me, KidsCo has added a number of new titles to its slate, in a deal with CCI Entertainment.  The second season of Boo & Me, done in …

CANNES: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution (WBITD) has entered into a multi-year pact that grants the free-TV and basic-cable rights for a raft of programming to an exclusive broadcaster in Scandinavia, TV4 Group.  Marking the first time WBITD has signed a pan-regional …