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LONDON: ZDF in Germany and ABC in Australia are among the networks that have picked up the rights to the AMC original drama The Prisoner from ITV Studios Global Entertainment, which has now been sold into more than 100 territories. The ITV Studios …

LONDON: Power‘s slate for MIPTV includes the dramatic environmental disaster Ice and a modern adaptation of writer Alistair MacLean’s The Dark Crusader. Ice is a co-production between Power and Screentime, based on the book by James Follett. The story follows …

LONDON: Inside the Obama White House, a National Geographic Television production for PBS, has secured a number of presales around the world, including in Australia, Ireland and Brazil. National Geographic Television International has licensed the doc to Network 10 Australia, RTE …

NEW YORK: The U.S. TV rights to the doc Teenage Paparazzo, directed by Entourage star Adrian Grenier, have been acquired by HBO Documentary Films. The film follows the real-life story of the relationship between a 14-year-old member of the paparazzi, Austin …

LONDON: As executive director of international scripted programming at Endemol, Naomi Joseph will be responsible for coordinating and driving the company’s growing portfolio of scripted formats. Joseph, a former senior executive at The Walt Disney Company and FremantleMedia, will report …

LONDON: FIFA today revealed the schedule of the 25 games that will be aired in 3-D and announced that ESPN in the U.S. and Sogecable in Spain are the first confirmed broadcast partners on board, with discussions ongoing with networks …

LONDON: CPLG and KIDZ Entertainment are to represent Classic Media‘s key preschool brands throughout Western and Eastern Europe, respectively. CPLG has been named as the company’s Western European licensing and merchandising agency for the preschool brand Tinga Tinga Tales. CPLG …

MIAMI: Venevision International has signed a deal with Medina Media for the international distribution of the documentary Antonio Banderas: 30 Years of Success, which includes never-before-seen images of the Spanish actor’s everyday life. The documentary was recorded HD in Los …

MIAMI: Telemundo has promoted Alonso Galvez and Christian Riehl to both serve as VP of production. Galvez will focus on the network’s hit dating show 12 Corazones, as well as the weekend shows Nítido and Déscontrol and alternative programs. Riehl …

JERUSALEM: The assets of the video sharing website Veoh Networks—which filed for bankruptcy and shuttered its operations in February—have been acquired by the Israeli start-up Qlipso. Qlipso bills itself as content-sharing platform that features 3D avatars, webcam and voice technology. It …