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LONDON/NEW YORK: Chorion has signed a raft European licensing deals across its portfolio of properties, including one with TF1 Entreprises in France. Based on the award-winning books by Ian Falconer, Olivia is a 3-D CGI series from Brown Bag Films. TF1 has …

ATLANTA: Cartoon Network has ordered a second season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars from Lucasfilm Animation following season one’s top performance with boys aged 6 to 11. Star Wars: The Clone Wars has been ranking as the number one show in its time …

LONDON: Target Entertainment Group has landed a deal with Endemol for the French format rights for the new dating show Loveland.  Developed by Standing Stone, Loveland is a studio-based format that uses virtual real-time animation technology to create animated alter …

BERLIN: The online TV service Babelgum is set to carry 24 independent world cinema classics as online exclusives as part of a deal with digital distributor Content Republic. The agreement includes Lars Von Trier’s The Boss of It All, the Academy Award-nominated …

LONDON: Planet Earth has become the first U.K. title to launch in high definition on the iTunes Store.   The HD file is available now for download through iTunes in the U.K. Planet Earth joins other BBC Worldwide series such …

TORONTO: Breakthrough Films & Television has begun development on a new children’s series starring the classic character Dudley the Dragon. The original series, produced in 1993 by Breakthrough in association with TV Ontario, combined live action and puppetry. It featured …

LOS ANGELES: International Producers Group (IPG) has been appointed as the worldwide distributor for Eyes on the Skies, a documentary celebrating the 400th anniversary of the invention of Galileo’s telescope. IPG, headed by Richard Ellman, secured the rights from the International …

MUNICH: Entertainment Value Associates’ EVA Finance subsidiary has inked a 12-title TV-movie production deal with Canada’s Media-Max, with each film budgeted at about $5 million. All films will be in the action and thriller arena, with the producers promising a theatrical-quality slate. Media-Max will …

LOS ANGELES: At the European Film Market, Echo Bridge Entertainment landed a number of new distribution agreements for its theatrical features, including My Life in Ruins.  For the romantic comedy My Life in Ruins, Echo Bridge signed deals with Warner …

SINGAPORE: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has appointed Craig Dobbs to the newly created role of executive VP of programming and production. Dobbs is tasked with production and programming efforts across the broadcaster’s regional networks. Both production and programming departments will …