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PARIS: Mooscoop has wrapped a deal with Chutti TV, Sun TV’s kids’ channel in India, for 725 half-hours of programming. The deal includes the series Geronimo Stilton, co-produced and co-distributed with Atlantyca Entertainment; Gasp from SLR Productions; Dive Olly Dive, …

LONDON: October Films’ Rude Tube International has been sold by RDF Rights into a number of new territories, including Denmark, Hungary and Japan. Rude Tube International spotlights the Internet’s most popular viral videos and includes interviews with their creators. Season …

NEW YORK: David Bernath has been promoted to executive VP of program strategy and multiplatform programming at Comedy Central. Bernath was previously serving as senior VP in this capacity. He will continue to oversee Comedy Central’s program scheduling and acquisitions group, …

BURBANK: The CW is bringing back Smallville, a modern retelling of the Superman legend, in the fall for a tenth season. The series moved to a Friday night slot this season, where it currently ranks as network television’s number one …

LONDON: SCI FI Channel in the Benelux is to become Syfy Universal this month, debuting its new look alongside three territory premieres: Stargate Universe, Primeval and Sanctuary. The three U.S. series will make their exclusive debuts on March 5 at …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Films & Television’s live-action docutainment series TOONED! is slated to premiere on Canada’s TVtropolis on March 19 during the 11:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. time slots. TOONED! is a half-hour factual series that examines hit cartoon …

SYDNEY: Beyond Distribution has licensed the sixth season of Mythbusters to Discovery Networks Asia-Pacific (DNAP), which has additionally agreed to take on all episodes of the series being produced. The 168×1-hour series investigates the bizarre claims of urban legends, putting …

ALVISO: A U.S. appeals court has sided with TiVo in the latest development in its long-running dispute against DISH Network and EchoStar over patent infringements of its DVR technology. In June 2009, a Texas judge ruled that DISH/EchoStar was continuing …

NEW YORK: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has greenlit a new eight-episode unscripted series, called Help Me, Martha!, which is being produced in association with Mark Burnett. The show is among the opportunities MSLO is pitching to advertisers at its Upfront …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International’s romantic comedy WAGs, Love for the Game is headed to El Salvador, where it will air Monday through Friday on Channel 33 starting April 5. WAGs, Love for the Game is from the creators of The …