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NEW YORK: Pierre Sissmann, the chairman and CEO of Cyber Group Studios, talks in this video interview about his strategy for smart, fiscally responsible growth during the challenging times.   The French independent producer Cyber Group Studios focuses on giving …

LONDON: Connected Pictures has been commissioned by Sky 1 HD to produce The World’s Youngest Daredevils, an hour-long documentary about children with unusual talents. In the film, which has a working title, Myleene Klass travels the world to discover the …

MIAMI: The ten-part natural history series Life is to air on Discovery en Español under the title Vida and will be narrated in Spanish by award-winning singer and composer Juanes. From the makers of Planet Earth, the series explores the …

LAGOS/NIGERIA: Nigeria’s STV has struck a new content deal with MTV Networks Africa for Nickelodeon programming to form a daily block on the channel. Starting July 16, Nickelodeon programming will be featured for an hour every Monday to Friday in …

NEW YORK: Sesame Workshop, behind the long-running hit Sesame Street, is creating an original half-hour programming block called Sesame Square in Nigeria. Sesame Square will be hosted by two puppet characters specially developed for the program: Kami, a girl Muppet …

LONDON: HIT Entertainment has unveiled the new series Super School, an action-filled preschool series. The show features an ordinary 6-year-old boy, Mack Action, who discovers he can fly. He is surrounded be a group of superhero classmates: Werewilf, a transforming …

UNIVERSAL CITY: NBC has scheduled its newly revised edition of The Apprentice for Thursdays this fall in a 10 p.m. slot. Donald Trump will welcome to the boardroom candidates who have lost their jobs during the recession. The winner will …

LONDON: A number of new acquired and commissioned series are headed to Fiver and Five USA, including the third season of Californication. There’s also Getting It (working title), a new commissioned scripted drama. The series follows the life of a …

LONDON: Bravo in the U.K. has pledged a long-term programming commitment to MMA fighter Alex Reid, following on the heels of his successful doc series for the channel earlier this year. The channel has planned an as-yet-unnamed hour-long pilot featuring …

HONG KONG: HP and Cartoon Network have again teamed up for the Toon Creator Awards, which will invite kids from across the Asia Pacific to showcase their creativity through the use of cutting-edge technology. The event kicks off on July …