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PETALING JAYA: Malaysian conglomerate Media Prima Berhad has launched an online video site, TonTon, featuring movies and dramas from the Hollywood studios, as well as Asian content. Development of TonTon was led by Alt Media, Media Prima’s digital communications and …

TEL AVIV: Germany’s RTL has ordered Armoza Formats’ Comedians at Work, to air in a prime-time slot starting in November under the title Stars bei der Arbeit. The show will be hosted by German comedian Kaya Yanar and produced by …

ENGLEWOOD: DISH Network has become the first U.S. carrier to provide the HD version of AMC to its subscribers. The Rainbow Media-owned cable network features a mix of signature original productions—including the Emmy-winning Mad Men, Breaking Bad and, more recently, Rubicon—as well …

LONDON: The UKTV entertainment channel Watch has picked up from Outright Distribution the U.S. and Australian versions of World’s Strictest Parents. World’s Strictest Parents US and World’s Strictest Parents Australia will be complemented on air by the acquisition of the British …

LONDON: 4Kids Entertainment’s Dinosaur King, which is set to launch in its second season in the U.K. on GMTV on November 1, has five new licensees on board. Signature Publishing has joined Harper Collins as part of the U.K. publishing …

BURBANK: Jennifer Aniston will be reunited with her Friends co-star Courteney Cox on the second season premiere of ABC’s Cougar Town. Cox leads the cast of Cougar Town, alongside Christa Miller, Busy Philipps, Dan Byrd, Josh Hopkins, Ian Gomez and …

LOS ANGELES: Gary MacKinney, the VP of sales and distribution at Rive Gauche Television, has been given an expanded role under the company’s recent corporate re-structuring. MacKinney will now be handling new sales assignments in key international territories for Rive …

NEW YORK: Ahead of DISCOP Africa 4, which kicks off September 1, World Screen offers up a look at buying and selling trends in the region. To view it, please click here. The DISCOP Africa Preview includes an interview with …

MUNICH: A new long-term license agreement grants ProSiebenSat.1 Group the non-exclusive VOD rights to content from CBS Studios International for its maxdome service. The agreement covers all current season episodes of shows such as NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS and The …

NEW YORK: Academy Award-winner Alex Gibney has adapted Lawrence Wright’s one-man play My Trip to al-Qaeda, with the exclusive HBO documentary to air on September 7. The doc chronicles fundamentalist Islam’s rise to power. This comes from a firsthand account …