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BEIJING: NHNZ is teaming with Beijing’s Yuanchun Media and National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) for an hour-long special about the massive earthquake that struck China’s Sichuan province in May of last year. The quake, which measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, …

BUENOS AIRES: Telefe International has licensed its hit romantic comedy series The Successful Mr. and Mrs Pells to GMA Network in the Philippines and to VBC in Vietnam. The show will launch in the two key Southeast Asian markets this …

LOS ANGELES/PARIS: In the lead-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, sports will be a key focus at the second annual DISCOP Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, this September. Some 350 participants are expected to attend DISCOP Africa, which will take …

LOS ANGELES: A strategic alliance has been formed between MarVista Entertainment and SNAP TV, the Argentine production and distribution firm headed by Ariel Tobi. The partnership aims to establish SNAP as a leading format production and distribution outfit; deliver scripted …

PARIS: Tony Cohen, the CEO of FremantleMedia, will deliver a keynote address at MIPCOM on October 5, outlining his vision for the future of television production. Cohen’s speech will launch MIPCOM’s new Rethinking Production program, which combines a series of …

MUNICH: ProSiebenSat.1 Media’s revenues in the second quarter dropped 9 percent to 694 million euros, while net profit after minority interests fell 23.5 percent to 45.5 million euros. "Our current results show that our measures were a timely, appropriate response …

LOS ANGELES: ITV Studios’ Hell’s Kitchen has been picked up for a seventh and eighth season by FOX, which is also set to air the live one-hour special Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live. Hell’s Kitchen, which is currently airing on FOX …

NEW YORK: Net profit at CBS Corporation for the second quarter fell from $408.4 million a year ago to $15.4 million, while in the first half the company recorded a loss of $39.9 million, as compared with a profit last …

SYDNEY: The documentary series RPA and police drama Water Rats have been sold by Southern Star International to the TV4 Group in Sweden. RPA will air on the Swedish/Finnish documentary channel TV4 FAKTA, while Water Rats heads to the male-skewed …

LOS ANGELES/NEW YORK: Up to 20 upcoming theatrical releases from Samuel Goldwyn Films have been licensed to the premium movie network EPIX as part of an exclusive output agreement between the two companies. EPIX is the new premium movie network launching in …