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BUENOS AIRES: Flor Latina Entertainment Group has secured two new distribution agreements ahead of NATPE, one with Pleifilms for a musical telenovela and another with Che Contenidos for a comedy series.  From Pleifilms, Stars (Music in your Blood) is a story of music, dance and …

PARIS: Ben Silverman, the CEO of Electus, a new company at Barry Diller’s IAC, has joined the lineup of keynote speakers for MIPTV. Silverman launched the new multimedia company in July, and since Electus has announced a number of partnerships, …

LOS ANGELES: Imagine Television, founded by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, is on board to develop a pilot for The Questor Tapes, which Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry first tried to bring to TV 35 years ago. Roddenberry conceived of The Questor Tapes as a …

LOS ANGELES: Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane, which follows mother and mogul Kimora Lee Simmons, is returning for a new season on The Style Network, with seven one-hour episodes launching on March 21.  This season follows the busy fashion …

NEW YORK: Prentiss Fraser, the VP, head of sales for E1 Television International, talks about the company’s recent projects and the diversity of the E1 slate in this video interview.    Just a few days ago, news broke that Summit Entertainment’s …

WASHINGTON: The Kaiser Family Foundation has found that 8- to 18-year-olds in the U.S. devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using entertainment media in a typical day, stacking up to more than 53 hours per week. …

TORONTO: The Fremantle Corporation heads into NATPE with a catalogue that includes the brand-new lifestyle series Hot Import Nights, which premiered in the U.S. on SPEED.  Hot Import Nights looks at some of the world’s best drivers, drag racers, drifters, …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has an expanded catalogue for NATPE, including content from South Africa, ahead of this year’s World Cup.  Telefe is offering more than 80 hours of full HD material shot in South Africa over the last few …

LONDON: Mark Smith has joined Discovery Networks International as VP of strategy and mergers and acquisitions, leading business development opportunities, based in London.   Smith will report to Catherine Mullen, the senior VP of strategy and digital media for Discovery …

NEW YORK: The debut of Big Time Rush scored record ratings on Monday night on Nickelodeon, following a strong lead-in from a brand-new episode of iCarly.  Big Time Rush set a new record for Nick series as the highest-rated and …