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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 …

LONDON: The BBC Trust has proposed to the government that the license fee should remain at its current level, £145.50, for the next two years, resulting in an estimated £144 million deduction from planned BBC budgets. Under the terms of the …

LONDON: David Jullien has been named director of business development for gaming at Endemol Worldwide Brands, which has also appointed regional directors in key markets around the world. In his new role, Jullien will be responsible for launch new games …

BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT: Effective October 1, Benoît Louvet is to take on the role of executive VP of acquisitions and distribution at the TF1 group. Louvet is responsible for acquiring and managing the inventories for films, series and youth programming for the …

MADRID: Marking its 10th anniversary in Spain, MTV is launching on DTT as a free-to-air channel, providing youth-focused entertainment for Spanish audiences. MTV will offer programming anchored in series, docu-realities, in-house productions and music. On the roster are 16 & Pregnant …

LONDON: Darlow Smithson Productions has been commissioned for two new factual programs for TLC: one dealing with rare medical conditions, the other focused on near-death experiences of children. The first commission is for six hour-long installments, to be produced in …