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MUNICH: The kids’ outfit TV-Loonland has been placed under preliminary administration by a German insolvency court after being unable to repay its debts. In a statement, the company’s management blamed shareholders for twice refusing to approve a share consolidation that …

MUNICH/COLOGNE: TV Alliance has struck a deal for the worldwide distribution of the SUPER RTL entertainment formats Super Toy Club, Toggo United and Q-Boat, bringing the shows from the RTL-Disney joint-venture channel to the international market for the first time.  Super Toy …

LOS ANGELES: OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, which is scheduled to launch in January 2011, has inked a partnership with ro*co productions to add a range of independent feature docs to its slate. ro*co productions is a division of doc film distributor …

LONDON: Mark Rosenegk has been appointed to serve as the VP of brand partnerships for FremantleMedia Enterprises’ (FME) U.K. licensing division. Rosenegk is tasked with securing brand relationships in the U.K. to create new commercial and creative opportunities within the …

LONDON: ESPN has expanded its portfolio of English football rights, clinching a four-year deal to air The FA Cup beginning in 2010. The rights were previously held by Setanta, which folded earlier this year. Setanta’s EPL rights were also scooped …

SHERMAN OAKS: GRB Entertainment has added Emily Mayer to its development team in the role of VP.   As VP of development, Mayer will report to company founder Gary R. Benz, and will be responsible for developing and distributing original …

NEW YORK/MUMBAI: Leading Hindi-language entertainment channel Colors has secured carriage with DISH Network in the U.S., where it is set to launch early next year. Operated by Viacom18, Colors has dominated the ratings in India over the last year. It …

NEW YORK: Rainbow Media has licensed the movie-industry-themed talk show In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber for its newly launched Sundance Channel in Europe and Asia. In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber makes its international …

LOS ANGELES: Brace for Impact, a documentary about the landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River by Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, will premiere January 10, 2010, at 9 p.m. on TLC. Narrated by Harrison Ford, the …

LONDON: Daniela Matei, who left ProSiebenSat.1 Group earlier this year, has been named CEO of Nordic, Eastern Europe and the Balkans at FremantleMedia, filling a newly created role at the company. Matei, reporting to Simon Spalding, regional CEO for Europe …