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LONDON: NBC Universal is showcasing its five refreshed global channel brands under the renamed Universal Networks (International) division, following a multi-million-dollar investment in repositioning the services for worldwide audiences. The company has revitalized the branding on each with newly designed …

CANNES: Scripps Networks Interactive unveiled its international channel expansion plans at MIPCOM today, announcing a deal with Chello Zone to bring the Food Network across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with a launch on Sky in the U.K. slated for …

CANNES: MIPCOM and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution are celebrating the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons here in Cannes this week with a slate of events, including the declaration of "Simpsons Day" on October 7. On Wednesday, October 7, the Mayor …

CANNES: France 5 Télévision is set to air the series WordWorld in 2010, while France Télévisions Distribution picked up French-speaking rights worldwide for the series covering TV, home entertainment and licensing and merchandising. The multimedia property helps children learn English …

CANNES: Announcing the nominees for the International Emmys in Cannes today—with nods going to Latin America, the U.K., Germany, the Philippines and other markets—the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed that Henry Kissinger will be on hand at this year’s …

CANNES: DQ Entertainment, along with partners ZDF and ZDF Enterprises, NBC Universal, TF1, ABC in Australia, MoonScoop, BBC and Disney, presented the first full 11-minute episode of the new 3-D CGI series The Jungle Book. The Jungle Book, based on …

CANNES: MarVista Entertainment has taken on the representation rights to a range of properties from Australian-based reality and entertainment producer ActiveTV, which in turn has secured options on several formats distributed by MarVista. The strategic alliance grants MarVista the exclusive …

CANNES: FremantleMedia’s British and German production companies, talkbackTHAMES and UFA, are forming a joint drama development unit, it was announced at MIPCOM today. Based in Berlin, the unit will be jointly managed by Johnathan Young, the head of drama at talkbackTHAMES, …

TORONTO: CCI Entertainment is working with Motionworks to produce a local version of its new live-action and CGI series Artzooka!—which was launched at MIP Junior this weekend—for Nick Germany. The local-language episodes will feature Nils Bomhoff as host and will …

CANNES: A host of acquisitions were made in the entertainment and factual genres by BBC Worldwide Channels for BBC Knowledge, BBC Lifestyle and BBC Entertainment. All five titles acquired by BBC Worldwide Channels come from ALL3MEDIA International. Among the pickups …