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TORONTO/LONDON, December 11: DECODE Enterprises has signed a deal with CBBC for the 2-D animated series Martha Speaks. The 40×22-minuted series is based on the bestselling books by Susan Meddaugh, which have sold nearly one million copies in the U.S. …

LONDON, December 11: ITV Global Entertainment secured a number TV and home-entertainment agreements for Mammoth Screen's hit drama Lost in Austen. Lost in Austen has now been sold to more than 90 territories worldwide, including to ABC Australia, DRTV Denmark, …

LONDON, December 11: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has sold more than 400 hours of programming to Australian pay-TV service FOXTEL, including a host of recently launched shows alongside returning series. America's Toughest Jobs from BermanBraun and Original Productions was included in …

SINGAPORE, December 11: ESPN STAR Sports (ESS) has signed deals with three broadcasters to make events from the International Cricket Council (ICC) available across Pakistan, Canada and the U.S. from 2009 to 2011. Pakistan Television Network (PTN) acquired the terrestrial …

NEW YORK, December 11: At the UBS conference yesterday, CBS chief Leslie Moonves addressed analysts and investors with a positive assessment of broadcast television, saying that "the model ain't broken." "You can still make a lot of money in network …

SINGAPORE, December 11: At the ATF, the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) announced an alliance with the Korea IT International Cooperation Agency (KIICA), and unveiled the first two projects from its tie-up with Australia's ScreenWest. KIICA has been appointed …

LOS ANGELES, December 11: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has plans to send out its strike authorization ballots to more than 100,000 union members on January 2, which means a possible strike would not affect the Golden Globes. A potential …

HOLLYWOOD, December 11: HBO once again led the pack of nominees for the annual Golden Globes with 22 nods, including In Treatment and True Blood facing off in the drama category, while on the theatrical side, The Curious Case of …

LONDON, December 11: The BBC has proposed a range of partnerships with other public service broadcasters that could deliver more than £120 million per year by 2014, including sharing the iPlayer. The partnership plans, made as part of the BBC’s …

HONG KONG, December 11: Cheah Chee Kong, better known as CheeK, has been appointed executive VP of Chinese-language programming for STAR, based in Hong Kong and reporting to Laureen Ong, STAR's COO. Effective January 5, CheeK will be responsible for …