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TORONTO: Sales have been secured by Portfolio Entertainment in India, Australia and New Zealand, among other territories, for Spellz, along with an Italian deal signed on Igloo-Gloo. Viacom18 Media picked up 52 half-hour episodes of Spellz, a fast-paced series children …

SINGAPORE: MediaCorp is merging its two production units into one entity, under the banner Caldecott Productions International (CPI). The Singaporean media group is combining its International Production Unit with Caldecott Productions International. The merged CPI, rolling out original content for the international markets, is …

LOS ANGELES: The series King of the Crown, which will premiere on September 30 on TLC, goes behind the scenes into the world of competitive beauty pageants. The show revolves around veteran pageant expert Cy Frakes, who has been coaching …

LONDON/BURBANK: Channel 4’s More 4 digital network has scored the British broadcast rights to John Wells’ new NBC cop drama Southland from Warner Bros. International Television Distribution. Slated to premiere on More 4 later this year, Southland, which is returning to …

WOODLAND HILLS: NHK Broadcasting in Japan has picked up Showcase Entertainment’s live-action kids’ adventure series Flight 29 Down to air the series starting September 29 on NHK ETV. The 30×30-minute series follows the adventures of a group of kids who …

LOS ANGELES: The Jim Henson Company has taken back the distribution rights for its family classics and fantasy library titles, following the expiration of agreements with HIT Entertainment and Warner Bros. The Jim Henson Company’s catalogue of award-winning family classics …

NEW YORK: FOX Business Network (FBN) and Tennis Channel are set to begin sharing select content, bringing U.S. Open recaps to the News Corp.-owned business channel and Wall Street updates to the sports network. Monday through Friday, FBN’s Money For Breakfast will feature …

LOS ANGELES: Lawless Entertainment has been appointed the worldwide publishing, TV and licensing agent for the Storyland series of books, written by Erik Daniel Shein and illustrated by Lina Safar. The series of 13 rhyming book celebrates all of the major …

NEW YORK: The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has announced the winners of the 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, with ABC notching up a total of 17 wins.  PBS scored the second-most wins, with 16. CBS and Nickelodeon …

BURBANK: The Walt Disney Company this morning announced a $4 billion deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment, and its stable of more than 5,000 characters, in a stock and cash transaction. Under the terms of the agreement, Marvel shareholders will receive $30 …