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SANTA MONICA, October 13: Japan’s Pony Canyon has taken on the broadcast and DVD rights for the first two seasons of Lionsgate’s Emmy Award-winning drama Mad Men, as well as the sci-fi thriller The Lost Room. Pony Canyon also negotiated …

CANNES, October 13: With sales efforts led by Toby Melling and Kristian Brodie, ContentFilm International is at MIPCOM with several new feature films, adding to its growing catalogue of more than 130 titles. Amongst the offerings are the documentaries Rembrandt’s …

CANNES, October 13: Deals announced by Disney-ABC-ESPN Television at MIPCOM today included a slate of content for Poland’s TVP and an ad-supported VOD agreement with Canada’s CityTV. In Canada, episodes of season three of Ugly Betty will be available via …

MUMBAI, October 13: Cartoon Network in India is developing five animation shorts culled from submissions to its Snaptoons (Short New Asia Pacific Cartoons) initiative, which seeks new concepts from producers across the region. Cartoon Network’s in-house Snaptoons team has been …

CANNES, October 13: Endemol South East Asia is expanding into Malaysia, relocating its regional headquarters to Kuala Lumpur from Bangkok, Thailand. In setting up its new operation, Endemol has been working with MDeC (Multimedia Development Corporation), which runs the MSC …

CANNES, October 13: A collection of 100 one-minute clips featuring endangered destinations in the world is among the new offerings being showcased by Nordisk Film TV World at MIPCOM this week. 100 Places to Remember Before They Disappear features images …

CANNES, October 13: FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) announced several sales on its new drama Merlin at MIPCOM this morning, including German broadcaster RTL, which also scooped up the rights to the new Australian production The Strip. The Strip is a 13×1-hour …

CANNES, October 13: DECODE Enterprises today announced several agreements on its new preschool series Animal Mechanicals, a 40×11-minute show produced by Halifax Film for CBC. The Canadian distributor has lined up slots with Disney Channels in the U.K. and Asia, …

CANNES, October 13: The nominations for the 36th In ternational Emmy Awards were unveiled at a press conference in Cannes today by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, with the U.K. leading the pack with eight nods, followed …

CANNES, October 13: The Ripley’s Believe it or Not! brand is being extended with a new one-hour series, via a deal between Insight Productions and Ripley Entertainment. Shot on location around the world and featuring a host of new-media components, …