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PARIS/LONDON: Zodiak Entertainment, part of DeAgostini Group, arrives at MIPTV for the first time as an integrated company, covering documentary, formats and animation, among other genres. Zodiak Entertainment’s distribution arm is divided into two entities. Emmanuelle Bouilhaguet, the head of …

NEW YORK: Time Warner said late yesterday that it had begun distributing to its stockholders Time Warner Cable shares, marking the final stage in the spin-off of the cable platform. "We’re excited about Time Warner’s future as one of the …

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) have reached a compromise in their revenue-sharing dispute, after the IOC alleged that USOC was receiving more than its fair share of the intake from the games. According to published …

MONTREAL: Ludia has reached a deal with CBS Consumer Products to create video games based on the Emmy award-winning The Amazing Race, which is now in its 14th season. “The heart-pounding adventure, around-the-world competition and postcard worthy settings of The Amazing …

CANNES: Endemol International is promising "Spectacular Entertainment" with its slate of formats at MIPTV this week, derived from its operations in key markets around the world. Leading off the highlights is The Whole 19 Yards, a game show from Endemol UK that is …

BEIJING/LOS ANGELES: CCTV Animation and PorchLight Entertainment have entered into an agreement to develop and produce the 52×12-minute preschool series Snap! Let’s Go! This is the first time that CCTV Animation has worked on a long-form TV animation series with a North …

CANNES: At MIPTV this week, Dori Media Group will be presenting a varied slate, let by its new teen telenovelas Champs 12 and Split. Champs 12, starring Liz Solari and Tomás de Las Heras and written by Patricia Maldonado, tells the story of beautiful …

MADRID: Zinkia Entertainment is bringing to MIPTV the 25-minute special Pocoyo and the Space Circus, which aired over the Christmas season on TVE1. The special sees Pocoyo and his friends being visited by a group of extraterrestrial circus aliens. Pocoyo experiences …

CANNES: Girls of the Playboy Mansion, Denise Richards: It’s Complicated and Snoop Dogg’s Father Hood are among the titles Comcast International Media Group (CIMG) has landed a new raft of deals for. More than 450 hours of CIMG’s reality programming …

BERLIN: Effective April 1, Bernd Hellthaler will serve as group managing director of Medici Arts, while several other changes to the companies management are also slated. Hellthaler founded EuroArts in 1979 and served as managing director of the company. He …