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NEW YORK, October 15: Andrew Lack, a former president of NBC and ex-chairman of Sony BMG, is joining Bloomberg to serve as the financial news company’s multimedia CEO, overseeing TV, interactive and radio operations. Lack will work closely with Matthew …

CANNES, October 15: The one-hour documentary special Forgiveness: Stories of Our Time, which picked up an award at Hot Docs, has been licensed into Spain and Finland by re:think Entertainment. The film, produced by Johanna Lund and Wild East Productions …

SANTA MONICA, October 15: Jon Feltheimer has signed a new contract with Lionsgate, keeping him as co-chairman and CEO of the independent studio until March 2014. Feltheimer’s previous contract ran through till March 2011. In related news, Michael Burns has …

MUNICH/CANNES, October 15: Bavaria Media has sold an additional batch of 200 episodes of its hit telenovela Storm of Love to broadcasters in five countries: Slovakia’s STV, Latvia’s TV3, Estonia’s TV3, Lithuania’s LTV and Italy’s Mediaset/Rete 4. Further deals for …

CANNES, October 15: Former Disney chief Michael Eisner, who today runs The Tornante Company, discussed creativity in his MIPCOM keynote yesterday, which was followed by a Q&A with Anna Carugati, the group editorial director of World Screen. Speaking to attendees …

CANNES, October 15: Sweden’s SVT is set to broadcast Nordisk Film TV World’s new 10×1-hour format Hell of a Life in a prime-time slot beginning in 2009. The format features comedians who pay tribute to a celebrity and the celebrity’s best …

CANNES, October 15: Globo TV International has signed a deal for TV Globo’s Little Missy to air on Kanal 1 in Turkey, as well as in Israel on Viva and Hot, which are already home to a number of novelas …

CANNES/SILVER SPRING, October 15: Brink, a new series that showcases cutting-edge breakthroughs in technology, research, inventions, discoveries and the mysteries of the scientific world, is the first foray into global content development for Discovery Communications’ U.S.-based Science Channel. The series …

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 15: National Geographic Channel and Channel 4 in the U.K. have commissioned Pioneer Productions to produce four new episodes for the In the Womb series. The specials use CGI and intricately designed models, along with 4-D ultrasound …

CANNES, October 15: HIT Entertainment and the 3-D animation outfit Annix Productions are co-producing a 26×7-minute preschool property, Little Charley Bear. The series features an imaginative teddy bear who takes children on playful adventures. Little Charley Bear is narrated by …