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ROME/CANNES: SKY Italia is partnering with the BBC, Shine’s Kudos Film & TV and the Italian start-up production company WildSide on the eight-part historical drama The Medici. Created by Kudos, the project has the backing of the BBC and is being …

MUNICH: Benidorm Bastards, an edgy hidden-camera series in which older men and women make fun of the younger generation, has been added to the catalogue of SevenOne International. The series premiered March 25 on Belgian channel 2BE, and gained a …

CANNES: The winners of the International Digital Emmy Awards were announced at a ceremony in Cannes on Monday hosted by actor Jason Priestley, with wins for New Zealand and the U.K. The event, organized by the International Academy of Television …

MIAMI/CANNES: Venevision International has clinched a deal to provide Spanish-language programming to the Canadian network Telelatino through 2014. “We couldn’t have asked for a better start to the MIPTV convention than with the signing of this contract with Telelatino,” said …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Enterprises International and Demand Media have secured a three-year DVD output agreement that covers the U.K. and Ireland. The deal includes DVD and Blu-ray releases for new Discovery Networks’ programming, as well as continuing series that are …

LONODN: FremantleMedia and Japan’s Fuji Television Network have entered into a creative exchange alliance, aimed at the co-development and co-production of new TV formats for the global market. The pact will see creative execs from Fuji TV and FremantleMedia take …

LONDON: A high-definition feed of the lifestyle channel Food Network is slated to launch across Europe, the Middle East and Africa on May 1. Orbit Showtime Network will be the first platform to carry the Food Network HD service in …

CANNES: The Polish indie production outfit Tako Media has taken on the option for Families at the Crossroads from ALL3MEDIA International, in addition to signing on for more episodes of Cases of Doubt.  Tako extended its deal with ALL3MEDIA to …

CANNES: RDF Rights has sold 100 hours of the series Wife Swap to Discovery Networks UK for its lifestyle channel Discovery Real Time. This is the first time the series will air outside of the Channel 4 bouquet. The show …

CANNES: ITV Studios Global Entertainment and France’s TF1 have agreed to an ongoing movie output deal that includes newly acquired Hollywood TV movies and titles from the Hallmark Hall of Fame collection. The Hallmark Hall of Fame movies are produced …