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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 …

NEW YORK: HBO Archives is making complete episodes from The March of Time newsreel and documentary series, produced from 1935 to 1967, available for online viewing at its stock footage portal. The award-winning series, produced by Time Inc., contains original footage shot in …

LONDON: British media regulator Ofcom has awarded broadcaster Five a high-definition slot on DTT platform Freeview, it was announced today. Ofcom has made a provisional decision to award the license to Five to launch HD services on Freeview in 2010, after also …

LONDON: Really, the second lifestyle channel from UKTV to rebrand, has picked up the exclusive British multichannel rights to two reality shows from NBC Universal International Television Distribution: Momma’s Boys and Million Dollar Listing. Originally commissioned by Bravo from World …

PARIS: A number of new agreements have been firmed up by Zodiak Entertainment for the game show Fort Boyard, which is gearing up for its 20th anniversary. TV3 in Denmark, which aired 117 shows under the local name Fangerne På …