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STOCKHOLM: Jonas Eriksson takes over from former CEO Per Borgklint at C More Entertainment/Canal + in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Prior to the appointment, Eriksson served as VP for Bonnier Broadcasting & Entertainment. He is a board member at …

SANTA MONICA: NBC and MTV have entered into a programming partnership for Granada America’s new I‘m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, with MTV set to air weekly marathons of the show following the NBC broadcast, as well as never-before-seen footage and real-time commentary. …

TORONTO: The National Film Board of Canada is making a documentary film based on acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood’s 2008 nonfiction book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth. "This is a brilliant book on a timely subject by one of …

TORONTO: E1 Entertainment, 990 Multi Media Entertainment Company and Jonsworth Productions have started principal photography on the CTV/CBS original Canadian drama series The Bridge. The series was originally commissioned as a two-hour movie of the week and back-door pilot by …

JAKARTA: The first-ever Indonesia Broadcasting Summit, organized by research firm Media Partners Asia and supported by the Ministry of Communication Information Technology and Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia, will take place May 4 in Jakarta. “Indonesia has emerged as one of the fastest-growing media …

LOS ANGELES: TLC’s summer schedule kicks off on Memorial Day with a week of new series launches and the return of Jon & Kate Plus 8 and What Not to Wear.  On May 25 at 9 p.m., the hit series …

BOSTON: APT Worldwide has taken on the international representation rights for the wildlife documentary Wolves in Paradise, about attempts by ranchers and environmentalists to live with the wolf population expanding from Yellowstone National Park. Produced by William Campbell, Homefire Productions, …

LONDON: Wallander, Criminal Justice and The Bill were all recognized as stand-out dramas at last night’s British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA), hosted by funnyman Graham Norton. Channel 4 came out ahead with seven BAFTAs, followed by ITV with five and …

LONDON/NEW YORK: Chorion has extended the reach of its Noddy property, which celebrates is 60th anniversary this year, with sales across northern and southern Europe for the new series Noddy in Toyland and the earlier incarnation Make Way for Noddy. …

AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK: Bender Media Services will now represent Film Content Company Europe’s (FCCE) library in the Latin American market, and will present its portfolio to buyers at the upcoming LA Screenings. The FCCE media archives contain more than 10,000 hours …