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LOS ANGELES: The on-demand channel Eurocinema has expanded its presence in Canada through a new deal with Cogeco Cable, adding more than 1 million homes to its reach. New titles to debut on Eurocinema on Cogeco’s on-demand service this month …

MIAMI: Latin Media Company (LMC), headed by Jose Escalante, has partnered with Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) to produce its first Malaysian telenovela-style drama for the worldwide market. Bola Cinta is a teen drama series set in the world of football. …

LONDON: Media Entertainment Group (MEG) has secured two new distribution deals for its recently launched format division. Heading to the MEG Formats lineup is Catch Me If You Can, from French indie La Creature. The dating reality show, which aired …

BURBANK: Warner Premiere is in production on Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster, an all-new live-action/CG movie slated to air on Cartoon Network this fall. Principal photography gets under way on March 15, and the film is slated for release …

SANTA MONICA: The board of directors at Lionsgate has unanimously rejected Carl Icahn’s unsolicited tender offer to up his stake in the company to just under 30 percent from the current 18.9 percent. Last month, Icahn announced his intention to begin …

PARIS: PGS Entertainment has secured representation for Studio Hari’s CGI-animated series The Gees for worldwide distribution across TV, video, licensing and merchandising. The Gees are extraterrestrials who are visiting Earth. They are inquisitive, friendly and quirky. Their mission to experience …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: In a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court has upheld a FCC rule that prevents cable platforms from withholding channels from rival operators. The court backed the FCC’s 2007 decision to extend the ban, first put in place in …

MEXICO CITY: Two new telenovelas from Pol-ka have joined the catalogue of Televisa Internacional: Somebody to Love Me and Wicked Girl.  The 210×1-hour Somebody to Love Me follows a woman who seeks refuge in her cousin’s home after years of …

SINGAPORE: The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) has announced new regulations that require pay-TV platforms to make their exclusive content available on rival systems. The Public Interest Obligation calls for mandatory cross carriage of exclusive content in the pay-TV market. …

LOS ANGELES: Disney-ABC Domestic Television has entered into an exclusive output deal with Showtime Networks that gives the premium channel the broadcast rights to up to 35 DreamWorks Studios’ films theatrically released between 2010 and 2015. "We are very pleased …