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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 …

BOULOGNE: TF1 and Endemol France have clinched a new partnership, covering non-scripted entertainment, documentaries and drama through June 30, 2012. The long-term renewal sees France’s market-leading broadcaster taking the exclusive free-to-air rights for game shows, reality TV, entertainment, major events, documentaries and …

LOS ANGELES: Producer Jamie Roberts has entered into a deal for his production company, Escalate Television, to develop and produce factual series and formats for ITV Studios.  Escalate has created and sold a number of original entertainment formats worldwide and …

BURBANK: Warner Bros. International Television Distribution has appointed Andrew Zein, previously managing director of Tiger Aspect Productions, to fill a senior creative and format sales role in its international production unit, which was established in August. The new division is tasked …

 KINGSTON: HBO Latin America Group (LAG) channels are to be broadcast in Jamaica through the signing of a new deal with Flow.  Flow has already started to rebroadcast the HBO package developed for this region, which includes channels such as HBO, …

PARIS: ITV Studios has extended its global footprint with the opening of its seventh international production office, ITV Studios France, which will be led by Francois Florentiny as director general. The French post will create new formats, along with exploiting …

LOS ANGELES: The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on NBC on Sunday night, hosted by Ricky Gervais, brought in 16.9 million viewers, a 14-percent gain on last year’s show, according to figures from Nielsen. While viewership was up this year, …

 LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed on a number of international broadcasters for The BRIT Awards 2010, which will air live on ITV on February 16.  The two-hour event, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year, has been sold to Turner …