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ROME: Together with its formats distributor, Resonant TV, Mediaset Distribution will head to NATPE with a catalogue that is aimed at a diverse audience, covering film, drama and sitcoms.   The sitcom Young Enough has been around for 18 seasons …

LOS ANGELES: NATPE, which takes place in Las Vegas next week, has made several additions to its lineup, including providing a sneak peek at Joss Whedon’s new FOX series Dollhouse.  Whedon’s first TV series since the cancelled Firefly is set …

TORONTO: DECODE Enterprises has reached a deal for France 3 to broadcast the 26×22-minute 3-D series Chop Socky Chooks. The show, co-produced by DECODE Entertainment and Aardman Animations and targeting the 7-to-11 set, was commissioned by Cartoon Network worldwide and TELETOON in Canada.  Julien …

LOS ANGELES: ShineReveille International has signed a distribution deal for Love Productions’ new factual series Boys and Girls Alone, marking its first-ever, third-party agreement in the U.K.  The documentary series watches as ten boys and ten girls between the ages …

NEW YORK: NBC Universal’s fourth-quarter profits fell 6 percent to $865 million, on revenues that were down 3 percent to $4.4 billion. The results were announced by GE as part of its fourth-quarter and full-year figures. Jeff Immelt, the chairman and CEO …

NEW DELHI: Turner International and Alva Brothers Entertainment are set to launch a new Hindi-language general-entertainment channel in March targeting "Neo Indians." The channel, named REAL, will be operated by Turner and Alva’s 50/50 joint venture company, Real Global Broadcasting (RGB). …

NEW YORK: BBC Worldwide Americas has lined up syndication deals on the Kudos drama Spooks (also known as MI-5) with PBS stations across the U.S. This is the largest upfront syndication deal yet for BBC Worldwide Americas, with the show cleared in 64 …

SYDNEY: AXN Central Europe picked up the action drama Rush, along with All Saints and Water Rats, from Southern Star International.  AXN Central Europe acquired seasons one and two of Rush, a one-hour drama that looks at police under pressure. Seasons five …

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG: Celestial Classic Movies will launch in Singapore on StarHub TV on January 25, with a 19-day free preview being offered.  The 24-hour Chinese movie channel is packaged by Hong Kong’s Celestial Pictures. It features Chinese movies produced from …

LONDON: Sky1 has nabbed the exclusive British TV rights to the new drama Lie to Me, which launched on FOX in the U.S. last night with British actor Tim Roth. This is the first TV show for Roth, the Academy Award-nominee …