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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 …

NEW YORK: A slate of 14 original movies will be produced by RHI Entertainment, in association with MNG Films Ireland, for Hallmark Channel in the U.S., and RHI is also teaming up with Syfy to co-produce a set of films. …

NEW YORK: A slate of 14 series, specials and feature films have been acquired for the 2010 schedule of Planet Green, while its sister network Discovery Health picked up three titles at MIPTV. Slated to premiere in the second quarter …

CANNES: BBC Worldwide has licensed a slate of natural-history programming to Asian broadcasters, including selling Life into Korea, Japan and Vietnam. The Korean broadcaster KBS has taken on Life, South Pacific and the second season of All About Animals, among …

CANNES: Fox Latin America has picked up a number of titles featuring Jamie Oliver from FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), while DR of Denmark signed a three-year output deal with FME for nearly 20 shows that feature the British chef. Fox Latin …