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LONDON: National Geographic Television International and Rai 2 have signed a co-production agreement to partner on three new specials for the Italian channel’s prime-time documentary lineup, Voyager. The hour-long programs included in the deal are Machu Picchu Decoded, Gallipoli’s Deep …

HYDERABAD: DQ Entertainment has secured an exclusive broadcasting agreement with the Thai Public Broadcasting Service (TPBS) for The Jungle Book. TPBS has the exclusive free-TV rights for the 52×11-minute show in both Thai and in English in Thailand for three …

TORONTO: Family Channel has expanded the reach of its English-language Playhouse Disney channel to Telus TV. The lineup of  shows on Playhouse Disney includes Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Imagination Movers and Franny’s Feet. September will see the launch of …

LONDON: KidsCo is to go live this month in Portugal on Vodafone’s Casa TV. The channel will air shows such as The Wiggles, Fat Dog Mendoza, Dino Squad and Rescue Heroes as well as original content such as Boo & …

SILVER SPRING: Former ITV exec Lee Bartlett is joining Discovery Communications as executive VP of global production management for business and legal affairs, while Bruce Campbell has been promoted within the company to chief development officer and general counsel. Previously, at …

SINGAPORE/LONDON: Deepak Shourie has been named the director for BBC Worldwide Channels in South Asia, to be based in New Delhi. Shourie will lead the management for the channels in the region. Shourie joins the company from a seven-year stint …

ATLANTA: Rob O’Neill is to fill the newly created post of VP of program scheduling at Cartoon Network. O’Neill’s responsibilities will include supervising the day-to-day on-air program scheduling of both Cartoon Network and Boomerang. He also will serve as departmental …

  NEW YORK: Kenneth Locker, the senior VP of digital media at Cookie Jar Entertainment, talks about plans for the new online destination Jaroo.com in this video interview. Jaroo.com is an online destination from Cookie Jar Entertainment that features full-length …

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn has filed a lawsuit against Lionsgate over a debt-to-equity deal that reduced his stake in the studio from 37.9 percent to about 33 percent. Last week, Icahn restarted his takeover efforts of Lionsgate, with a tender …

MUNICH: Net profit at ProSiebenSat.1 was up 63.7 percent, to 74.5 million euros, for the second quarter of 2010, with revenues that grew nearly 10 percent, to 760.6 million euros. The group saw increased revenues in all segments, with almost …