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TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada and the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival have teamed up for the NFB Digital Development Deal, which is aimed at bolstering interactive and innovative film projects for new platforms. Pitches that are …

DALLAS: More than 25 million U.S. broadband homes are watching full-length TV shows online, Parks Associates reports, double the number recorded last year. In addition, the Parks Associates study, Online Video and Broadband Provider Strategies, reveals that more than 20 …

LONDON: The Scandinavian broadcasters NRK and SVT have picked up the live-action kids’ shows Tricky TV and Trapped, respectively, from RDF Rights. Produced by The Foundation, part of RDF Media Group, Tricky TV is headed to Norway’s NRK. The show …

LONDON: MTV Networks International (MTVNI) closed a number of agreements at MIPTV, including signing up more than 40 new broadcast partners across the Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America for The Penguins of Madagascar. In the formats arena, A Shot at …

NEW YORK: Based on New York magazine’s popular weekly feature The Approval Matrix, a new series is being developed by Bravo of potentially the same name.  The studio-based show will feature four rotating pop-culture pundits who will engage in debates …

MT. PLEASANT: Litton Studios is to produce six new original half-hour E/I series exclusively for ABC stations for September 2011. ABC-owned stations, Cox, McGraw-Hill, Newport and Post Newsweek are included in the deal. Litton will continue to distribute its previous …

SYDNEY: Merchandise featuring a number of iconic stories and characters from Cartoon Network is now available for purchase online in Australia through a new dedicated digital shop at CartoonNetworkShop.com.au. Properties such as Ben 10, Powerpuff Girls, Chowder and The Marvelous …

MIAMI: Fisher-Price and the Spanish-language pay-TV producer and distributor SOMOSTV have signed a deal to air content from the Little People brand on the newly launched preschool channel Semillitas. Semillitas launched in Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., New York, Philadelphia and …

PALISADES PARK: Alfred Haber Distribution (AHDI) has racked up a number of new deals for the Nash Entertainment reality series Most Daring, which is currently airing to record numbers on truTV in the U.S. Broadcasters that recently went for the …

NEW YORK: Marjorie Cohn is to take on the role of president of original programming and development at Nickelodeon/MTVN Kids and Family Group. A 23-year veteran of Nickelodeon, Cohn will continue to report to Cyma Zarghami, the president of Nickelodeon/MTVN …