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SYDNEY: SLR Productions has locked in a worldwide distribution deal, excluding Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, with CCI Entertainment for the animated preschool series Guess How Much I Love You: The Adventures of Little Nutbrown Hare. The 52×11-minute series …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Entertainment has picked up three new children’s animated shows from Niolan Entertainment: The Mooh Brothers, Robot Zoo and The Droogles. The Mooh Brothers is a character-driven show with an environmentally-conscious theme. Robot Zoo brings back retro-style animation and …

LONDON: The catalogue at Passion Distribution includes three new food competition shows from Scripps Networks International and Food Network, to be featured alongside a host of returning titles in the same genre. 24 Hour Restaurant Battle is a weekly competition …

UNIVERSAL CITY: Ahead of its official U.S. debut, The Event has been licensed into nearly 200 international territories, via deals signed by NBC Universal International Television Distribution. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, the highly anticipated new show has sold …

PARIS: MIP Junior and MIPCOM have a number of new exhibitors on board from within the kids’ entertainment arena, including Skechers Entertainment, Technicolor, CreaCon Entertainment and 41 Entertainment. Saban Brands returns to MIP Junior and MIPCOM with international distributor MarVista …

MAINZ: The documentary Henry Kissinger: Secrets of a Superpower has been sold by ZDF Enterprises into a number of countries, including a deal with the Biography Channel for German-speaking territories. The Stephan Lamby doc was also picked up by the …

TORONTO: Tricon Films & Television has sold nine properties from its lifestyle slate to international broadcasters. Fresh with Anna Olson, seasons one and three, was picked up by Asian Food Channel and Nelonen in Finland also went for season three. …

Since ancient Greece, audiences have been enthralled by competitions. Mark Burnett has taken that love for a good challenge to new levels, creating shows that feature ordinary people using their wits and street smarts to survive on deserted islands, in …

When A&E Television Networks (AETN) announced last year it was acquiring Lifetime Networks, Nancy Dubuc took on a whole new programming remit and audience demographic. Along­side managing the HISTORY brand, with its very popular linear and digital assets and extensive …

HILVERSUM: Endemol Netherlands has taken a minority share in the Dutch production company Human Factor TV, which specializes in comedy, satire, entertainment programming, factual entertainment, talk shows and documentaries. The partnership will see the two outfits share new ideas and …