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PARIS/LONDON: The first in a trio of feature-length films based on the half-hour comedy Genie in the House will start shooting in 2010 from Moi j’aime la télévision (MJTV) and Helion Pictures. MJTV and Helion are creating a movie franchise …

NEW YORK/LONDON: Czech-language versions of HISTORY and HISTORY HD have launched on Skylink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, expanding on current Central European services in Poland, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia and Montenegro. HISTORY …

NEW YORK: Jim Veevaert and Jay Cohen have been tapped to lead Jerry Bruckheimer’s foray into video gaming, heading up the production and development of titles that will be published by MTV Games. In December 2007, MTV Games sealed an exclusive deal …

BURBANK: Additional second-season episodes have been ordered of The Suite Life on Deck, a spin-off of the hit comedy The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Starring identical twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse, The …

TORONTO: Jack Bender, the Emmy Award-winning director and executive producer of Lost, has signed on as a speaker for the Master Class series at the 30th edition of the Banff World Television Festival. The Master Class series provides the opportunity for …

NEW YORK: ABC News’s Nightline is launching a new half-hour digital show in which viewers will be able to discuss the issues of the day via Twitter. NightTline, hosted by the show’s anchors and correspondents, aims to provide a forum for viewers …

STOCKHOLM: Zodiak Entertainment-owned Yellow Bird has optioned the film rights to Headhunters (Hodejegerne) from bestselling Norwegian writer Jo Nesbø. Yellowbird is developing a feature-film adaptation of the book, which has sold to ten countries, including France, Germany and the Netherlands. Nesbø is a …

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Alaskan Killer Shark, co-produced by National Geographic Channels International (NGCI) and Off the Fence Productions, takes an in-depth look into the hidden world of Alaska’s salmon sharks. In co-production with Dangerous Passage Productions, the documentary uses cutting-edge camera …

TORONTO: The inaugural Canwest-Hot Docs Pitch Prize was handed out at the Toronto Documentary Forum (TDF), with the C$40,000 going to Toronto’s White Pine Pictures for The Team. Pitched as a feature-length, vérité-style documentary, The Team takes place in Kenya …

BARCELONA: A number of deals have been signed across Latin America by Imira Entertainment from its third-party slate, which includes the likes of the Jonathan M. Schiff/ZDF Enterprises live-action series The Elephant Princess. The Elephant Princess went to Chilean free-TV …