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CHENNAI, October 14: A new joint-venture agreement sees DQ Entertainment teaming up with France’s LPPTV and Method Animation to co-produce a Little Prince TV series, backed by France 3. Originally written in 1943, The Little Prince is based on the …

CANNES, October 14: According to new figures from Cable Europe, the number of digital cable subscribers in Europe in the first half of this year gained 18 percent to 16.3 million. The research published by Cable Europe, which represents operators …

CANNES, October 14: Lonely Planet Television (LPTV), Beach House Pictures (BHP) and the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) are collaborating on a new 13-part travel series. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled is being produced in conjunction with broadcaster National …

NEW YORK, October 14: Amid the doom and gloom about the economy, the major U.S. networks received some good news with the release of Nielsen’s DVR ratings, which reflect higher viewership for a number of series, particularly those targeting younger …

TORONTO, October 14: Beginning in spring 2009, first-run shows based on Marvel Animation characters like Iron Man, The Avengers and Wolverine will air on TELETOON networks in Canada in both English and French. Marvel will deliver a minimum of 182 …

CANNES, October 14: Channel One Russia Worldwide has snapped up the exclusive rights to a package of programs from Studio100 Media to air on TV Nanny, a Russian-language children’s channel aimed at the 3-to-8 set. Included in the deal are …

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, October 14: Jetix Europe is teaming up with W!LDBRAIN on a short-form series that will premiere on its new-look websites across Europe in early 2009. W!LDBRAIN’s Team Smithereen will be the first new short-form series that Jetix will debut …

MUNICH, October 14: Beat the Star, the British version of SevenOne International’s hit format Beat Your Host!, will have another ten episodes aired in prime time on ITV1. As in the first season, each episode will feature contestants challenging different …

LONDON, October 14: HIT Entertainment’s preschool property Thomas & Friends will make its debut on Chinese television on CCTV, with a plan in place for consumer products to follow. The distribution agreement marks the company’s first venture into China. Alongside …

CANNES, October 14: Three new senior executives have joined the international team at Rainbow Media Holdings, which is representing the Sundance Channel for the first time at MIPCOM. Ed Palluth, an industry veteran and long-time Rainbow Media executive, has been …