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SYDNEY: Scrawl Studios with the Media Development Authority of Singapore is on board to co-produce SLR Productions’ Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare. The animated preschool adaptation is based on a picture book. This is the …

CANNES: Endemol has firmed up a number of deals across Central and Eastern Europe for local versions of some of its hit formats, which will be produced by its regional operation Weit Media Moscow. Wipeout has been commission for a pan-regional …

SICHUAN/TORONTO: The nextMEDIA/Banff World Television Festival and Sichuan TV Festival have entered into an agreement jointly aimed at developing new-media competition opportunities in China, as well as in the linear TV genres within both festivals.  “China is rapidly growing in …

CANNES: A new deal signed by Turner Content Solutions Asia Pacific will see the free-to-air channel TV5 in the Philippines adding a dedicated branded block for Cartoon Network programming.  The block launches across the Philippines on October 18, featuring 19 …

LONDON: The drama-doc series Nazi Hunters, which made its global debut at MIPTV 2010, has been sold by Cineflix International Distribution into a number of new territories.  The 8×1-hour HD series has sold to 13 broadcasters. Among those signed up …

CANNES: A packed panel discussion at MIPCOM today, moderated by World Screen‘s group editorial director, Anna Carugati, 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 …

CANNES: Fox International Channels (FIC) has picked up the exclusive rights to Vuguru’s multiplatform thriller The Booth at the End from Fireworks International.  FIC went for the broadcast, mobile and download-to-own rights for all versions of The Booth at the …

CANNES: NHK/NHK Educational Corporation and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel have secured Germany’s SWR, UR of Sweden and Korea’s EBS as co-producers for Discover Science, which is to air on Astro in Malaysia and Brunei.  The sciencetainment series offers explanations of …

LOS ANGELES: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) is handling the international sales for Boutique TV and Planet Green’s Operation Wild, which will make its debut for the global market at MIPCOM.  The series follows officers of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission …

CANNES: MIP Junior wrapped up today, with a closing cocktail sponsored by the companies behind La Petit Prince, the first episode of which made its premiere at the market.  The event kicked off Saturday morning with the workshop "How to …