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BURBANK, November 11: Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call, Being Erica and Southern Bells (working title) are all set to join SOAPnet's lineup in 2009. Produced by Avalon Television, Greg Behrendt's Wake-Up Call is a reality series featuring the eponymous host, who …

BURBANK, November 11: Through an agreement with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution, TVNZ ondemand in New Zealand has launched Sorority Forever, an original short-form series from McG and the producers of the hit Internet offering Prom Queen. The drama/mystery consists …

LONDON, November 11: An extension of an existing partnership sees FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) helping to finance and market four of Spike TV's original series worldwide. The multi-million-dollar investment deal grants FME international distribution rights to the recently announced Spike TV …

HILVERSUM, November 10: Senior executives Levern Engel and Sivan Pillay have been named joint managing directors of Endemol South Africa, based in the company's offices in Johannesburg. Engel joined Endemol South Africa in January 2008 as head of infotainment and …

SAN JOSE, November 10: The number of global IPTV subscribers will hit 89.6 million in 2012, up from 20.4 million this year, according to Multimedia Research Group's latest IPTV Global Forecast. Driving this growth are continued investments on the part …

SANTA MONICA, November 10: At the American Film Market, Showcase Entertainment signed a variety of deals on its documentary special Barack Obama: The Man and His Journey. Set for a U.S. DVD release by Universal/Vivendi Entertainment this December, the film …

LONDON/LOS ANGELES, November 10: FremantleMedia has clinched a deal with YouTube that will see it offering up two different strands of programming on the site, while MGM will become the first Hollywood studio to feature full-length movies on the video …

SANTA MONICA/MILAN, November 10: Rai Trade has taken on worldwide sales for the Italian/French co-production Ex, a romantic comedy, directed by Fausto Brizzi, set in Rome, Paris and New Zealand. The new film from Brizzi—whose previous film, Night Before the …

NEW YORK, November 10: Law & Order: Criminal Intent's new cast member, Jeff Goldblum, and Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston will be on hand at the 2008 International Emmys to present the Founders Award to Dick Wolf. The two …

LONDON, November 10: Spellbound Entertainment's hit preschool property The Koala Brothers has clinched a range of licensing and merchandising deals in Portugal, where the show has been acquired by free-TV broadcaster RTP and the cable and satellite channel Canal Panda. …