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NEW YORK: Fitz Roy Media has aligned with Magic Lantern Entertainment to develop and produce a new slate of entertainment projects inspired by African animal stories and the adventures and experiences of wildlife veterinarian Dr. Sue Hart for the newly …

LOS ANGELES: The team behind Southland, executive produced by John Wells for Warner Bros., is looking for a cable home for the crime series following its cancellation by NBC. Launched midseason to strong ratings and critical acclaim as a possible successor …

PALISADES PARK: In its fourth consecutive year as the exclusive international distributor for Spike TV’s Scream 2009, Alfred Haber Distribution, Inc. (AHDI) has landed sales for the awards show with broadcasters in Australia, Germany, Japan and Greece, among other territories. …

MIAMI: Venevision Productions has hired Mexican actress and director Adriana Barraza as associate artistic director for the production of telenovelas. Barraza will work closely with Venevision Productions’ production team. The programming produced by Venevision Productions is represented around the world …

SINGAPORE: Following news that the upstart IPTV service mioTV has nabbed the rights to popular Barclays Premier League rights in Singapore, the Media Development Authority is asking the platform to "provide clarity on the pricing of their sports packages." SingTel’s …

LONDON: John Cresswell, ITV plc’s COO, is taking on the position of interim chief executive at the British broadcasting group and will step down from the organization once a successor has been found. Cresswell becomes interim CEO once a successor …

PARIS: Moonscoop is starting production on a new 2-D HD flash-animated series, The DaVincibles, co-created and co-produced with Neo Network, that has already presold to France’s Gulli and Seven in Australia. The series, a co-production with Rai Fiction, SLR, Telegael and …

LONDON: A new natural-history series about the attempts to save some of the world’s rarest animals, Nature’s Miracle Babies, has been commissioned for BBC One. BBC Director-General Mark Thompson announced the project, which spotlights the work of programs set up …

HYPERBAD: DQ Entertainment has entered into a co-production agreement with Gaumont-Alphanim that kicks off with the creation of a third season of Galactik Football. With an estimated production budget of 6.9 million euros, DQE and Gaumont-Alphanim have an additional three …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has secured a broad range of feature films and action series from Disney-ABC-ESPN Television for the free-TV channels TV3, TV6 and 3+ in Estonia and Latvia and TV3 and TV6 in Lithuania. TV3 in Estonia will receive …