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LOS ANGELES: Lookout Point is a new venture focused on the co-production and financing of international drama, founded by Simon Vaughan, formerly of Alchemy Television. Vaughan was one of the original founders of Alchemy Television and before that was at …

NORWALK: CABLEready has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with ReelzChannel that covers representation outside the U.S. At MIPCOM, CABLEready will be presenting ReelzChannel content such as What I Learned from the Movies, which takes a comedic look at the …

HONG KONG: Profits at Asia’s leading media companies are expected to return to double-digit growth after next year, according to new research from Media Partners Asia (MPA), led by online services and pay-TV platforms and channels, with China and India …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: SPE Networks—Asia has reached a carriage deal with Indonesian pay-TV service AORA for its AXN, AXN Beyond, Animax and Sony Entertainment Television channels. AXN and AXN Beyond have already rolled out on Indonesia’s second pay-TV platform, while Animax and SET …

HONG KONG: ITV Global Entertainment has tapped Nine Planners to distribute its Granada TV channel in South Korea, and has landed a slot on SK Broadband’s IPTV platform. This is the first North Asian distribution deal for ITV Global’s entertainment channel for …

MADRID: Imagina International Sales has announced new format deals in Europe for El internado (The Boarding School), Los hombres de Paco (Paco’s Men) and Cuenta atrás. In France, Marathon and Leonis Production-Gaumont  have begun filming a local version of The Boarding School, the hit …

LOS GATOS: A free and commercially uninterrupted online screening of the newly restored 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz is being offered by Netflix to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the iconic film. On October 3, the film will be …

NEW YORK: As part of the first phase of a total site relaunch, iVillage has unveiled a new celebrity news and entertainment service designed especially for women, launching tomorrow. Located at ivillage.com/entertainment, the new entertainment destination will focus on celebrity …

PARIS: On October 5, MIPCOM is to present the first Games2TV2Games summit, a new global stage for buying, licensing, creating and commissioning online games. The Games2TV2Games summit gathers key games industry players and online game  buyers from the world’s leading media networks, including  online publishers, TV …

LONDON: LIVING has signed a new U.K. exclusive rights package deal with Cineflix International that includes more than 30 hours of the fifth season of Nothing to Declare. Nothing To Declare, known as Border Security in Australia, follows an expert …