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LONDON/BURBANK: ABC in the U.S. has commissioned a broadcast pilot for its own version of Endemol’s 101 Ways to Leave a Gameshow, with production due to begin at the format’s international set in Argentina later this summer. The U.S. deals follows the …

TORONTO: CPLG Canada has brought on new licensees for Caillou and Pink Cookie Design. New products will be available for Caillou this year. Calego is creating a line of bags, Deco Pac is making cake decorations, Gertex is offering socks …

TORONTO: Portfolio International and Disney have firmed up an agreement to bring The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! into 40 territories on Playhouse Disney channels. The first season of 40 half-hour episodes will air on Playhouse …

SYDNEY: Gus Seebeck, former program manager for sports at Network Ten, has been appointed to manage the ESPN business in Australia and New Zealand. In the newly created role of commercial director, Seebeck will spearhead ESPN’s strategic direction, commercial integration, …

DALLAS: AT&T U-verse has added ESPN 3D to its lineup ahead of this week’s World Cup kickoff, with the channel to deliver in 3D 25 matches from South Africa. Almost 200 live sporting events will be broadcast in 3D in …

LOS ANGELES: 3 Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA has upped COO Ross Weintraub to managing director of Eyeworks Distribution, while Adam Greener has been promoted to chief creative officer. Weintraub adds to his day-to-day finance and operations responsibilities, with oversight for the worldwide …

NEW YORK: Luther, the new BBC One drama starring The Wire‘s Idris Elba, is set to air on BBC America later this year. The U.S. cable channel is a co-producer on the 6×1-hour first season of tpsychological thriller. Elba, an associated producer …

NASHVILLE: Tom Neff, founder and former CEO of The Documentary Channel (DOC), has set up a new venture to develop "branded documentaries." Via Tom Neff Productions (TNP), Neff will develop titles built around corporations and institutions, relaying their histories and issues …

LONDON/LAS VEGAS: FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed up the worldwide distributor (excluding Asia) for the boy-targeted animated property Monsuno from JAKKS Pacific and Dentsu, marking the first programming deal for the company’s recently launched children’s and family entertainment division. In January, JAKKS, which …

LONDON/TORONTO/LOS ANGELES: Olivier Dumont has been tapped to lead all of E1 Entertainment’s kids’ programming operations, including development, production, sales, licensing and merchandising. As managing director of E1 Kids, Dumont will report directly to John Morayniss, CEO of E1 Television. His …