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MUNICH, December 1: SevenOne International's hit game show Beat your Host! made its French debut over the weekend on TF1 under the title Qui peut battre Benjamin Castaldi? The two-hour prime-time event pits an audience contestant against French star Benjamin …

LONDON/NEW YORK, December 1: Chorion and Comic Relief are teaming up to make The Mr. Men and Little Miss brand the face of Red Nose Day 2009's Early Years fundraising initiative. Launching in January, the Red Nose Day 2009 campaign …

SYDNEY, December 1: Beyond Distribution is launching the new cooking show Chuck's Day Off at the upcoming ATF, along with offering a number of factual and children's series. Chuck's Day Off follows a chef on his day off from his …

LONDON, December 1: Target Entertainment Group will head to the Asia TV Forum (ATF) with a catalogue that spans drama, formats, children's and animation, factual and entertainment. Headlining Target's entertainment offerings is Redemption Song, produced by Zig Zag Productions for …

HONG KONG, December 1: Sony Pictures Television International's anime channel Animax has teamed up with Astro and StarHub to launch the subscription-based Animax Mobile service in Malaysia and Singapore, respectively. In Malaysia, Animax Mobile is available on the Astro Mobile …

LONDON, December 1: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) has signed a two-year deal with the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF) for its Universum strand of documentaries, taking on the international distribution rights to four titles per year. FME will hold worldwide rights to …

LONDON, December 1: Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG Company, has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce Killer in a Small Town: The Ipswich Murders, a new 75-minute doc for its Cutting Edge strand. The documentary pulls together two narratives: …

NEW YORK, November 26: Former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel and Discovery Communications have agreed to terminate their partnership six months ahead of the May 2009 end-date of their three-year contract. Koppel joined Discovery Channel in January 2006 as managing …

UNIVERSAL CITY, November 26: NBC has unveiled its January 2009 grid, which features a heavy lineup of reality, including the dance competition Superstars of Dance and hidden-camera show Howie Do It, while Lipstick Jungle has not been slated. Also absent …

NEW YORK, November 26: TiVo's earnings for its third quarter were boosted by a $105 million payment from EchoStar related to a patent-infringement suit, however revenue declined for the DVR manufacturer. TiVo earned $100.6 million in the fiscal third quarter, …