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HONG KONG: Fox International Channels has launched the FOX U.S. entertainment channel on IPTV platform now TV. The Hong Kong platform is offering a free preview of the channel, which features a programming lineup that includes Lie to Me, White …

CANNES: The U.S. broadcast syndication rights for the animated preschool series Pocoyo were picked up by Nick Jr. in a deal brokered by ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Zinkia. Pocoyo will make its English-language debut this spring on Nick Jr. …

CANNES: Atlantyca Entertainment and Moonscoop are re-teaming to produce the second season of the animated series Geronimo Stilton, with 26 new episodes to be delivered in fall 2011. Geronimo Stilton is based on the popular children’s book series of the …

LONDON: Three factual titles from BBC Productions are joining the catalogue of ALL3MEDIA International, Private Lives of Cows, Chickens and Pigs, Sleuth (working title) and Helicopter Heroes. The 3×1-hour Privates Lives of Cows, Chickens and Pigs, produced for BBC Two, …

CANNES: More than 5,000 pieces of content from AETN International’s short-form catalogue have landed deals with broadcasters in Italy, Israel, China, Canada and Germany. Popcorn TV of Italy went for 100 short-form pieces from the Biography slate for its VOD …

CANNES: RDF Rights has signed a number of format deals, along with several renewals, for the competition series So You Think You Can Dance. From 19 Entertainment and dick clark productions, the series has been renewed by TVN and Mastiff …

CANNES: The Malaysian companies Ed-Online Technologies and Elite Animation announced international partnerships at MIPTV, with the two deals worth a combined $18 million. Ed-Online Technologies has inked a co-pro deal with Korean animation outfit NHC Media for a 2-D animated …

MIAMI: Telemundo Internacional and Eyeworks Cuatro Cabezas are teaming up to create the local versions of Where is Elisa? for Brazil and Argentina.  The original story is by Televisión Nacional de Chile. Further adaptations of the Chilean series are being produced in …

MOSCOW: The first two seasons of the ABC Family series Make It or Break It and The Secret Life of the American Teenager are set to air on MTV Russia. The deal signed by The Walt Disney Company Russia & …

CANNES: MGM Worldwide Networks continues to roll out The MGM Channel globally, signing a deal with On Digital Media (ODM) to bring the network to South Africa on the new pay-TV satellite platform Top-TV. The MGM Channel is already available …