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MILAN/PARIS: Moonscoop and Atlantyca Entertainment have signed new deals to extend the global reach of the Geronimo Stilton property, with a number of additional international broadcasters signing on for the show.  New deals have been firmed up with TVN Style of Poland, LTV …

LONDON: Ben Bradshaw, the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport, has announced that restrictions on product placement will be lifted, following a public consultation that concluded in January. Bradshaw said that television product placement will be allowed "in …

LONDON: Media Entertainment Group’s (MEG) newly launched format division has picked up Miss Lingerie Model from New Zealand’s Comedia Productions, and has already scored an option for the show by Canadian indie Trio Orange for French-speaking Canada. The acquisition represents …

TORONTO: Corus Entertainment is expanding its portfolio of specialty services with the March 1 rollout of W Movies, a movie channel targeted to women. Targeting females 25 to 54, W Movies will feature a mix of Hollywood hits and Canadian …

HARRINGTON PARK: The doc series Warriors of the Night has been sold by Janson Media to Canal+ Cyfrowy for its Planete Poland channel. Produced by Robert Linnell’s Nightfighters Productions, Warriors of the Night looks at the tactical air battles fought …

TORONTO: Ricky Gervais, a comedian best known for creating the comedy hits The Office and Extras, has been selected to receive this year’s Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award at BANFF/nextMEDIA. The Sir Peter Ustinov Comedy Award each year is presented …

MIAMI: In the newly appointed role of executive VP of Telemundo Network News, Ramon Escobar will develop strategic plans for all news properties while supervising the news programming at the network. In addition, Escobar will oversee the network’s domestic and international …

NEW YORK: Syfy’s new supernatural drama series Haven, based on the novella The Colorado Kid from Steven King, will feature Emily Rose in the lead role. Rose (Jericho, Brothers and Sisters, ER) will play Audrey Parker, an FBI agent with a …

NEW YORK: At MIPTV, World Screen will launch TV Middle East & Africa, expanding its slate of targeted, regional publications. This new resource—World Screen’s 12th targeted publication—will be devoted to the rapidly developing media markets in these emerging territories. The magazine …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has awarded broadcast rights for the 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games to América Televisión in Peru. América Televisión has been granted the free-to-air TV and radio broadcast rights for the Vancouver Winter Games and …