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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. …

LONDON: A Brand Apart Television has sold Extraordinary Dogs into more than 70 international markets, including deals with Channel Five in the U.K. and the Documentary Channel in the U.S. A Brand Apart put together the deal with Procter and …

LONDON: RDF Rights has appointed Copyright Licensing Agency as the licensing agent for Waybuloo in the Middle East, excluding Israel. Copyright Licensing Agency will focus on securing partners in all categories, excluding toys and publishing. The series currently airs in …

If it’s true that a picture paints a thousand words, then a beautifully crafted series or mini-series creates a world viewers want to inhabit. Oscar-winning director and producer Ridley Scott, who has thrilled the movie-going audience with classics such as …

Long before the word “franchise” became the much-coveted holy grail of television and movie producers, Haim Saban had begun envisioning the world he could build around a TV property he had seen in Japan in 1987. Produced by Toei, the …

SHANGHAI: Advertising spending in China is expected to reach $44.9 billion this year, up 16 percent from 2009, according to a new forecast from GroupM. GroupM also predicts that ad spending in China will reach $49.6 billion in 2011, an …

PARIS: Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss and John Slattery, the stars of the smash hit series Mad Men, will be attending MIPCOM, and will be on hand for the inaugural World Premiere TV Screenings event on October 4. Mad Men has …