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NEW YORK: Among the more than 270 hours of new programming in AETN International’s catalogue is Steven Seagal Lawman, featuring the Hollywood action star in his real-life role as a deputy sheriff. The 10×30-minute series follows Seagal as he rides …

TORONTO: Jamie Waese has been tasked with handling all creative elements for Cookie Jar Entertainment’s production slate, in the role of head of current programming. Waese has been a writer, producer and director at Cookie Jar Entertainment for the past …

NEW YORK: Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has offered to buy up to $325 million of Lionsgate’s debt as he seeks to exert further influence on the independent studio. Icahn has already amassed a 14.5-percent share of the company. He is now …

STOCKHOLM: Strix Television’s dance format Floor Filler has been picked up by Rai Due in Italy, with the local adaptation produced by Endemol. The Italian treatment, called Academy, will launch on Rai Due this Spring. The format follows an intense …

SANTA MONICA: This September, the new conference WESTDOC will bring together documentary and reality TV executives in Santa Monica for three days of networking, panel sessions, keynote speakers and pitching opportunities. WESTDOC: The West Coast Documentary and Reality Conference is set …

CULVER CITY: The online video network Crackle.com has lined up a number of original web series for its new 13-week season, which kicked off yesterday. New shows added to the Crackle slate include Charlie Murphy’s Crash Comedy. Following his breakout …

SAN FRANCISCO: CBS Corporation’s TV.com has lined up several new content partners, among them the NCAA, Thought Equity Motion and Smithsonian Channel, bringing its video library up to more than 2,000 hours. Through a deal with CBS, the NCAA and its rights-holder, …

TORONTO/LONDON: Leading off the MIPTV slate of DECODE Enterprises is the new tween live-action series How to Be Indie, alongside the animated special Side Show Christmas. The 26×30-minute How to Be Indie was created and produced by Heroic Film Company …

LONDON: In a deal with Warner Bros. International Television, British entertainment channel LIVING has secured the rights to the Jerry Bruckheimer Television drama Eleventh Hour starring Rufus Sewell. The 18×1-hour series, airing on CBS in the U.S.—where it is averaging 12 …

STOCKHOLM: Viasat Broadcasting has acquired the exclusive live broadcasting pay-TV rights for the MotoGP motorcycle grand prix championship across the Baltic States. Viasat Broadcasting secured a three-year deal, until 2011, with Dorna Sports, covering Sweden, Norway and Denmark. All 17 …