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TEL AVIV: Yair Dori has retired from his role as non-executive vice chairman of the board of directors of Dori Media Group. The April expiration of his consulting agreement with Dori Media Group follows his retirement as a full-time executive …

NEW YORK: TLC, which posted double-digit growth year-on-year in 2009, has more than 47 new and returning series for its 2010-11 grid. Kate Gosselin maintains a spot on the network in a new series, Twist of Kate, where she steps into …

TORONTO: Among the highlights from E1 Entertainment for MIPTV buyers are Call Me Fitz and Rookie Blue (formerly called Copper), and star talent from both series will be in attendance at the market. Jason Priestley of Beverly Hills, 90210 fame …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company is weighing three bids for its shuttered Miramax Films unit, including one from the mini-studio’s former owners, the Weinstein brothers, reports indicate. The bids for the Miramax name and its 700-title film library include one …

NEW YORK: Syfy Digital has acquired the new ten-part web series Riese from Fireworks International. The series consists of two five-part episode season, with season two premiering fully for the time exclusively on Syfy.com. Season one and two will launch …

LONDON: The first European deal has been signed for Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy hit The Marriage Ref, with Endemol inking an agreement with Spain’s Antena 3. Israeli broadcaster Keshet commissioned a ten-part local adaptation of the format. The series also recently …

LOS ANGELES: Rental outfit Netflix has announced new deals with Universal Studios and Twentieth Century Fox covering both physical DVD distribution and streaming of titles. The expanded deal with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. includes a new license for Fox TV shows, with …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has acquired Iconicles, a new BBC series for kids 4 to 6, and will be offering the show to buyers in Cannes.   The series is produced by Create Media Ventures and phuuz entertainment. The 26×30-minute animated …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITP) is to offer the format rights for the new reality competition One Mass Dance at MIPTV. From Stone & Company Entertainment and executive producer Scott Stone (The Mole, Popstars), One Mass Dance is …

SILVER SPRING: Discovery Channel has unveiled a slate of specials and series for its 2010-2011 season—including John Hendricks’ Curiosity: The Questions of Life—and has announced a new development deal with Steven Spielberg, DreamWorks Television and DreamWorks Animation for a mini-series called …