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TORONTO, October 12: More than 800 episodes of high-definition lifestyle programming from Veria TV joins The Fremantle Corporation’s MIPCOM slate, which also includes the preschool series Power Force and indie films from Westlake Entertainment. Titles on offer from the Veria …

VIENNA, October 12: A range of new mini-series and TV movies, as well as documentaries from the Universum strand, are on offer from the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF). Among the mini-series from ORF is the 3×50-minute Nature Tech: How Engineers …

NEW YORK, October 12: Girasole International, the media, marketing and distribution company founded by Emilia Nuccio in 2001, is offering up the rights to Lidia’s Family Table, a popular cooking series airing on public TV stations across the U.S. The …

LONDON, October 12: Spiderlight Films, the venture established by Martin Kemp and Rosie Kingham, is debuting its first project, the six-part Ice Patrol for Five, at MIPCOM this week, via Passion Distribution. The hour-long episodes take viewers on journey to …

LOS ANGELES, October 12: The upcoming TNT series Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton and directed by Independence Day producer Dean Devlin, has achieved deals in more than 20 markets, via distributor Voltage Pictures. Produced by Devlin through his Electric Entertainment banner, …

NEW YORK, October 11: After record-breaking performances on USA Network this summer, Burn Notice and Psych have both received renewal orders for 16 episodes each. The two shows fared particularly well with the core 18-to-49 segment, with Burn Notice scoring …

CANNES, October 11: As MIPCOM Junior kicked off in Cannes today, the German channel KI.KA is celebrating it highest ratings since its 1997 launch, with a market share of 19.8 percent of kids 3 to 13. The latest figures are …

LOS ANGELES, October 11: Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) are working together to facilitate the digital delivery of broadcast material for RTL in Germany, as well as other partners across Europe. The move is part …

LOS ANGELES, October 11: Cartoon Network channels across the globe will premiere a new 26-episode series featuring MGM’s iconic Pink Panther in the fall of 2009. Turner Broadcasting and MGM announced late yesterday that they are teaming for the new …

SAN DIEGO, October 11: The lifestyle and entertainment channel WealthTV has lodged carriage complaints against several pay-TV platforms, including Comcast and Time Warner, with an Administrative Law Judge set to recommend a decision to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) within …