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WASHINGTON, D.C.: National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Red Earth Studio have teamed up to produce Inside: The Tiger Trade, a one-hour special that investigates the illegal underworld of tiger poaching. The special, which will premiere internationally on National Geographic …

LOS ANGELES: TV Guide Network and Curb Your Enthusiasm show creator Larry David are to launch exclusive, never-before-seen extras that will air in conjunction with the series’ run on the channel starting this summer. Curb Your Enthusiasm: The Discussion will …

LOS ANGELES/DUBLIN/TORONTO/LONDON: Starz has secured the rights to Camelot, from the creative team behind such hit series as The Tudors, Life on Mars and Torchwood, and plans to air the series with a 10-episode run in the first half of …

LONDON: Passion Distribution will be showcasing an all-new season of Dining with Death, produced by FILMAT36 in association with the MDA of Singapore for Okto, at MIPTV. The first season previously sold to icable in Hong Kong, Spektrum in Hungary …

LONDON/HILVERSUM: Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has increased its stake in the Dutch outfit Tuvalu Media, which will now act as the company’s production arm across Benelux and will represent SPT’s light-entertainment programming in the region. Tuvalu Media is managed by …

PHILADELPHIA: Sprout has slated the exclusive U.S. premiere of DECODE Enterprises’ dirtgirlworld, a green-living series for preschoolers, for April 22, which is Earth Day. The series will launch on Earth Day with a special marathon, Sprout’s Dig into Earth Day …

STOCKHOLM: Modern Times Group’s (MTG) Viasat Broadcasting has scooped up the exclusive broadcasting rights to England’s Barclays Premier League in Sweden for the next three seasons. MTG currently has the rights for the league in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and …

LOS ANGELES: MarVista Entertainment has licensed a range of TV movies, including Chatterbox, to international broadcasters, and will be presenting a lineup of eight new films for buyers at MIPTV. Noga Television acquired the teen movie Chatterbox for Israel, while …

MIAMI: Bola Cinta, the first co-produced telenovela between Latin Media Corporation and its Malaysian partner, Worldwide Rights Corporation, is to make its debut in June on Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). Bola Cinta is a love story set in the world …

NEW YORK: Carl Icahn has amended his previous tender offer for Lionsgate stock, launching a bid to take over all of the company’s outstanding shares. The billionaire financier recently announced a tender offer to up his stake in the company to …