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LONDON: On Demand Group has clinched a deal to bring a slate of long-form content from Disney—including episodes of Lost and Desperate Housewives—to 3 U.K.’s mobile SVOD service. The service, TV on Demand, is fully managed and powered by On …

LONDON: The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the winners for the Programme Awards, which celebrate all genres of programming. BBC Productions’ The Thick of It won for best scripted comedy, beating out Miranda and The Inbetweeners. Newswipe with Charlie Brooker …

PARIS/COPENHAGEN: Banijay Entertainment Group has created a new distribution division, Banijay International, incorporating Nordisk Film TV World, which it acquired last October. Banijay International will distribute all formats and finished programming produced by Banijay Entertainment companies, including The Missionaries, 71 Degrees North, …

NEW YORK: Scripps Networks Interactive has tapped Passion Distribution to represent programs from Food Network, HGTV and DIY Network in the international market, kicking off with 13 titles that will be launched at MIPTV. The slate that Passion has taken on …

LONDON: Steve Copestake, the former senior VP of international marketing at Disney-ABC-ESPN Television, has been named head of global marketing for Endemol. Copestake takes on responsibility for all of Endemol’s marketing activities, focusing on the global entertainment formats. He will …

NEW YORK: Syfy has ordered the 90-minute pilot Three Inches, an action-adventure fantasy from writer Harley Peyton, whose previous credits include Twin Peaks. Three Inches will be produced by Fox Television studios and executive producer Bob Cooper, whose Landscape Entertainment …

BURBANK: Michael Berreth has been upped to the post of VP of marketing at Cookie Jar Entertainment, where he will oversee all of the company’s marketing campaigns and promotional programs. Berreth has managed a wide range of brands and marketing …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: The Hollywood studios and several U.S. cable platforms have joines forces for a $30 million TV, print and online campaign called "The Video Store Just Moved In," illustrating the range of on-demand movies available to digital cable customers. The …

NEW YORK: The premium service EPIX is working with Media Rights Capital (MRC) and Larry Charles on a new half-hour single-camera comedy series, ICON. The development of the script for ICON will be overseen by Charles, whose credits include Seinfeld and …

HILVERSUM: Entering into its fifth joint venture in three months, Talpa Media has inked a deal with Shine Group for a new co-owned outfit aimed at the markets of Australia and New Zealand. The JV will be headed by Mark …