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MIAMI: DLA, a leading provider of pay per view and on-demand content in Latin America, has reached a distribution deal with HIT Entertainment for a slate of preschool titles, including Bob the Builder. Barney & Friends, Bob the Builder, Thomas & …

LONDON: Prism Entertainment has been re-commissioned to produce a new season of the short-form comedy sketch show Life Bites, scheduled to premiere on Disney Channel in the U.K. in July. Life Bites is a sketch show based around the everyday …

NEW YORK: Nurse Jackie, a Lionsgate production starring Edie Falco that premiered on Showtime on Monday, has already been renewed by the premium network for a second season. Distributed worldwide by CBS Studios International, the dark comedy marks Falco’s return to series television, …

LONDON/MUMBAI: Sony Entertainment Television in India has signed on for its own version of the ITV Global Entertainment format I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! Leading Indian production outfit MidiTech will produce the 40×1-hour show with ITV Studios-owned Silverback Productions. …

MEVASSERT ZION: Armoza Formats has inked sales for formats such as the game show Upgrade in Central and Eastern Europe. Armoza recently scored a deal in Lithuania for its culinary travel program Taste Case. Two format deals have also been …

LOS ANGELES: Reveille has appointed Robin Ashbrook to the new role of VP of creative affairs, while two other key executives received promotions. Ashbrook was previously Shine TV’s creative director of entertainment. He will move from the U.K. to Los …

NEW YORK: Cable channel AMC is set to launch season three of its critically acclaimed original drama Mad Men on August 16 at 10 p.m., with the premiere to air with limited commercial interruptions. Leading up to the highly anticipated new season will be …

MILAN: Atlantyca Entertainment has firmed up two licensing deals for its Geronimo Stilton brand covering the production of games and merchandise. Board-game publisher Editrice Giochi has signed a renewal deal to develop new updated games and original games for the …

LORETO: Rainbow S.p.A. has wrapped up a multi-territory deal with Panini for sticker albums based on its boy-skewing property Huntik, developed in partnership with Big Bocca Productions and m4e. The deal covers the U.K., Germany, France, Spain and Portugal. Panini …

LONDON: Space Hoppers and a new season of Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab have been commissioned by CBBC in the U.K. to add to its factual programming lineup for kids. Space Hoppers is a new 7×30-minute interplanetary adventure featuring physicist Professor Brian …