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TEL AVIV: The new cross-platform reality show The Frame leads off Armoza Formats slate for MIPTV, which also includes The Bubble, Upgrade, Comedians at Work and The Package. The Frame, a one-hour bi-weekly show that lives 24 hours a day …

LONDON: BBC Worldwide, Ragdoll and Minor Entertainment are launching a nationwide tour in the U.K. of In the Night Garden Live, the first theatrical venture for the brand, with the show slated for a two-week run starting July 17 in …

LONDON: The third title to come out of the ongoing partnership between CAKE Entertainment and TeamTO, Ooohhhasis, is to make its international debut at MIPTV. Ooohhhasis follows the adventures of a lizard in a desert full of sun, sand, chickens …

PARIS/LOS ANGELES: Bunim-Murray Productions (BMP), the U.S. independent behind MTV’s long-running hit The Real World, is to become part of the Banijay Entertainment portfolio of companies. Jonathan Murray, the company’s chairman, will stay on at the company, overseeing creative development, and …

LONDON/NEW YORK: The recently formed joint venture between Simon Cowell and Sony Music Entertainment, Syco Entertainment, has announced Ellis Watson as its CEO. Reporting directly to Cowell, Watson will take on the global development of Syco Entertainment, its properties and …

SANTA MONICA: Lionsgate is said to have dropped out of the bidding for MGM, opting not to up its reported $1.3 billion to $1.4 billion bid. MGM has rejected the independent studio’s offer as too low—the company is seeking a $2 …

SÃO PAULO: Octávio Florisbal, the general director of TV Globo, this week unveiled the Brazilian broadcaster’s programming slate for the year, which features a mix of returning fare and new series, including the telenovela Escrito nas Estrelas. The broadcaster, which turns …

LOS ANGELES: Lionsgate’s acclaimed Showtime series Weeds is to make its basic-cable debut on TV Guide Network this September. TV Guide Network has acquired the rights to air all episodes in the first five seasons of the series, as well as the …

LOS ANGELES: Within days of scoring record ratings for the return of Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara, Showtime has renewed both shows for third seasons, with production to begin later in the year. The acclaimed comedies have been re-upped for …

TORONTO: Shaftesbury Sales Company has licensed its popular kids’ live-action series Connor Undercover into Latin America, Belgium and France.  Boomerang Latin America and VRT in Belgium opted for two seasons each, while France’s DTT channel Gulli picked up 13 episodes. “Connor …