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LONDON: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has ramped up its activities as a third-party licensing agent, inking deals with TLC and Original Productions, among others. FME has secured the licensing rights for TLC’s American Chopper, Miami Ink and LA Ink, and has signed …

SANTA MONICA: At the 30th American Film Market (AFM), 445 motion pictures will be screened in 27 languages to more than 8,000 buyers and industry professionals from 70-plus countries. Films making their world premiere at the market include Get Low, …

VIENNA: The Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) sealed deals on titles from across its portfolio at MIPCOM last week, including its HD Universum docs, drama series and TV movies and kids fare. The Universum doc titles River Without Frontiers, The Wild …

BURBANK: FlashForward, Cougar Town, The Middle and Modern Family have all received full-season orders from ABC. In Cougar Town, Courteney Cox stars as a recently divorced single mother who is dealing with the truths of dating and aging. The show, …

LONDON: Disney Channel UK has commissioned a new local production, set to air this November, based on the hit global franchise High School Musical. The Foundation will produce Club High School Musical: Make It Happen, a 4×15-minute series that will follow …

NEW YORK: DVR playback delivered a ratings boost to the broadcast networks for premiere week in September, with Grey’s Anatomy, The Mentalist and House among the series that added more than 2 million viewers each for time-shifted viewing within seven days of the broadcast date. …

PARIS: PGS Entertainment has concluded a raft of deals on the new animated series based on the classic novel The Little Prince of Saint Exupéry, with Rai, France 3 and ABC Australia among those on board. Currently in production, the 52×30-minute HD …

LONDON: UKTV has taken on the rights to an additional 11 seasons of Fifth Gear from ALL3MEDIA International, totaling 95.5 hours, for its entertainment channel Dave. UKTV picked up the exclusive multichannel and non-linear broadcast rights for seasons six through …

BURBANK: Alecia Dixon has been appointed to drive domestic TV distribution at Starz Media, offering up a slate that includes a host of movies from Overture Films. As VP of domestic TV sales, Dixon will bring to market features such as Law …

MUNICH: A local version of the hit SevenOne International talent show The Successor: The Next Uri Geller is to air live on ANT1 in Greece starting October 24 at 9 p.m. Ο διάδοχος του Uri Geller, produced by ENA Productions, …