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BURBANK: The CW has axed The Beautiful Life after just two weeks, replacing the Ashton Kutcher-produced drama with repeats of Melrose Place. The show, about models in New York, stars Mischa Barton, Corbin Bleu and Sara Paxton, among others. The premiere …

    NEW YORK/LONDON: Go Entertain is to serve as the exclusive DVD and Blu-ray distribution and marketing partner in the U.K. for A&E Home Entertainment. Go Entertain will distribute programming from the library of A&E Television Networks, featuring programs …

MONTREAL: The production outfit La Presse Télé will be distributing its own original TV formats at MIPCOM, including The Parents and Seduction. The Parents is a sketch series about the art of being a parent. Each week the show will …

PARIS: Mediatoon Distribution has announced changes to its sales team, including Jérôme Alby’s promotion to deputy general manager. In addition, Jessica Delahaie is the newly appointed sales executive for Eastern Europe and the Middle East.  The company will be at MIPCOM …

TORONTO: The World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP) has lined up two banner sessions for the event, taking place December 1 to 4 in Melbourne, Australia, in addition to the workshops, networking opportunities, pitch meetings and panels that …

LONDON: Joe Godwin has been tapped as the new director of BBC Children’s, assuming oversight for the preschool service CBeebies and for CBBC, which unveiled its new winter and spring lineup today. Godwin is currently the head of news, factual …

LONDON: ITV Studios Global Entertainment has notched up a slew of international sales for the crime thriller Lewis, which is now seen in more than 120 territories. Germany’s ZDF went for seasons two and three, Australia’s Seven took on season …

NEW YORK: Next month, HBO is set to air a documentary special about celebrated author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, ahead of the theatrical release of Spike Jonze’s highly anticipated feature film adaptation Where the Wild Things Are. Premiering on HBO on October …

TORONTO: Discovery Kids in Latin America is set to air Breakthrough Films & Television’s animated series My Big Big Friend, which will premiere in 2011. The 52×11-minute series is about three children and their imaginary friends. Through their imaginations, they …

MAINZ: ZDF Enterprises has licensed four kids’ shows, including Fun with Claude and Igam Ogam, to Australian broadcaster ABC. The deal, brings Fun with Claude, Shaolin Wuzang and Igam Ogam to ABC1, while ABC2 will air Laura’s Star. ABC also opted for multiplatform elements for Igam …