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LONDON: ViewItOn.TV is offering the rights to user-generated content from more than 3,000 creators to cable, satellite, VOD and mobile platforms around the world. The U.K.-based agency is offering a variety of packages, such as its Top10Tube format, with weekly collections of the …

LONDON: The rights for the Sky1 documentary Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster have been presold by Target Entertainment Group to nine broadcasters around the world. The one-hour doc has been picked up by SBS in the Netherlands, TV2 in …

LONDON: National Geographic Channel U.K. has commissioned Wall to Wall to produce Sea Patrol UK and has tapped The Gamma Project for Britain’s Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie. Britain’s Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie is a four-part series that follows well-known British TV and …

LONDON: Channel 4 has commissioned a new seven-part series from Pioneer Productions on the story of the Bible that will map out the origins, ideas and influences of seven key sections of the scripture. The Bible: A History, a follow-up …

LONDON: The House of Lords’ Communications Committee has released its report on public-service broadcasting in the U.K., advocating for a portion of the BBC’s license fee to be directed to support news and other types of programming on rival commercial …

LONDON: UKTV has ordered a new hidden-camera show from North One Television to air in prime-time exclusively on its new entertainment channel Watch. Tentatively titled My Little Soldier, the show sets up missions for kids under 5, whether it’s running …

ARLINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: The Independent Digital Distribution Lab, a joint venture from Independent Television Service (ITVS) and PBS, has been set up to explore revenue-generating models for independent filmmakers and public television. Some 50 independent titles will be distributed over the …

NEW YORK: Time Warner is seeking new credit terms from some bondholders in a move that could be paving the way for a spinoff of its Internet unit, AOL. The conglomerate said yesterday that it had begun a consent solicitation …

TORONTO: Nelvana Enterprises has reached a deal with Chorion to become the Canadian licensing agent for the Mr. Men and Little Miss brand, covering merchandise such as apparel and accessories, toys and novelty items, as well as live stage shows …

BOSTON: PBS’s acclaimed Frontline strand is launching a multiplatform initiative to explore the effects of digital media on everyday life, with a series of online reports leading up to a TV broadcast in the winter of 2010, all funded by a …