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NEW YORK: Bravo is currently developing three new docuseries, each following a personality who has previously appeared on a reality show on the network.  From The Real Housewives of New York City, Bethenny Frankel is set to star in her own …

STRASBOURG: The number of news channels operating in Europe has hit 162, according to the European Audiovisual Observatory, double the number available in 2005. Of the 162 channels operating in the European Union, Croatia and Turkey, 32 have an explicit …

LONDON: Grant Ross, former director of international at Endemol France, is to take on the role of director of acquisitions at Endemol, replacing Lisette van Diepen, who recently stepped down after a 14-year tenure. Ross will take on responsibility for …

SILVER SPRING: Discovering Ardi, a two-hour special exploring new findings about human evolution, will be launched to the international market by Discovery Enterprises International at MIPCOM, ahead of the U.S. television broadcast on October 11. The special chronicles the discovery …

LONDON: The Russian pubcaster Rossyia Channel is the first to commission the Endemol entertainment format The Best Years of Our Lives in Central and Eastern Europe. While the deal marks the series first commission in Russia, The Best Years of …

NEW YORK/BANGKOK: AETN International has licensed 100 hours of factual content to TV Thai, in its first deal with the public broadcaster. Thepchai Yong, the managing director of Thai Public Broadcasting Service, which operates TV Thai, said of the agreement: “As …

NEW YORK: Comcast Corporation is one of several companies in talks for a stake of NBC Universal, published reports indicate, with the cable giant said to be eyeing anywhere from a 20-percent to a 50-percent stake. Comcast has formally denied …

LONDON: UKTV has acquired MasterChef Australia from Shine International to air on its new pay-TV entertainment channel Watch, as well as on Good Food. Originally produced by FremantleMedia Australia for Network Ten, MasterChef Australia will receive its U.K. premiere on …

NEW YORK: 4Kids Entertainment has been named worldwide licensing agent for merchandise based on the Mini Ninjas video game, excluding Japan and Korea, and the U.S. kids’ outfit also secured a deal for Penguin Young Readers to serve as global …

LONDON/NEW YORK: HIT Entertainment is partnering with Josh Selig’s Little Airplane Productions to jointly develop original preschool content for the worldwide market. Selig—creator of The Wonder Pets!, Oobi! and 3rd & Bird, among others, and founder and president of Little …